The Nurse Is Educating a Patient Diagnosed with Anemia of Chronic

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."