You are a home health nurse assigned to a 66- year-old patient with orders for epoetin alfa (Procrit) subcutaneous three times weekly.

 

You are a home health nurse assigned to a 66- year-old patient with orders for epoetin alfa (Procrit) subcutaneous three times weekly. You will be making home visits three times weekly to give the medication. What are the most essential nursing interventions for this patient situation? What teaching needs to be done? Provide rationales for all nursing interventions and teaching needs