A Patient with Aplastic Anemia Is to Receive an Injection

question 21

Multiple Choice

A patient with aplastic anemia is to receive an injection of erythropoietin (Epogen) . The patient asks what the injection is intended to do. Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

• A)"It works like a blood transfusion to give you extra red blood cells."
• B)"It will inhibit the protein that is attacking your blood cells."
• C)"It will stimulate your body to produce more of its own red blood cells."
• D)"It will increase your energy while your body is recovering from the anemia."

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