A Nurse Responds When a Patient Asks Why the Smallpox

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse responds when a patient asks why the smallpox vaccine is no longer given. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

• A) "The smallpox vaccine can cause serious side effects."
• B) "The smallpox vaccine can confer protection when given after exposure."
• C) "The smallpox vaccine is too expensive to give routinely."
• D) "The smallpox vaccine may cause live virus to spread to others."

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A legally imposed limit on how high the price of a product can be charged in the market, usually set to protect consumers from excessively high prices.

Minimum Imposed Price

A price floor set by the government or regulatory body, below which a good or service cannot be sold, often to protect producers.

Consumers

Individuals or groups that purchase goods and services for personal use rather than for manufacturing or resale purposes.

Producers

Entities that create, manufacture, or supply goods and services.