The Nurse Is Educating a Patient Diagnosed with Anemia of Chronic

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with anemia of chronic renal failure about the disease.Which statements made by the nurse are correct regarding the patient's treatment? (Select all that apply.)

• A) "Since your glomerular filtration is 13 mL/min, you'll be started on dialysis."
• B) "Your hematocrit is 29%, so you're going to start on erythropoietin therapy."
• C) "Your hemoglobin is 9 g/dL, so you'll need erythropoietin therapy."
• D) "We need to get your hemoglobin up to at least 15 g/dL"
• E) "You're going to need iron, folate, and B₁₂ therapy to help improve your blood counts."

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