A Nurse Is Reviewing a Patient's Most Recent Blood Count

question 1

Multiple Choice

A nurse is reviewing a patient's most recent blood count and notes that the patient has a hemoglobin of 9.6 gm/dL and a hematocrit of 33%. The nurse will notify the provider and will expect initial treatment to include:

• A) determining the cause of the anemia.
• B) giving intravenous iron dextran.
• C) giving oral carbonyl iron [Feosol].
• D) teaching about dietary iron.