A 1-Year-Old Child Receives the MMR Vaccine

question 14

Multiple Choice

A 1-year-old child receives the MMR vaccine. The next day the child's parent calls the nurse to report that the child has a temperature of 103°F. What will the nurse do?

• A) File an adverse event report with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
• B) Notify the child's provider that thrombocytopenia is likely to occur.
• C) Reassure the parent that fever can occur with the MMR vaccine.
• D) Tell the parent to take the child to the emergency department.

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