A Client Recovering from Hepatitis a Asks Whether He Should

question 11

Multiple Choice

A client recovering from hepatitis A asks whether he should take the vaccine to avoid contracting the disease again.What does the nurse say?

• A) "Yes, because now you are more susceptible to this infection."
• B) "Yes, because the hepatitis A virus changes from year to year."
• C) "No, your liver and immune system are too impaired at this time."
• D) "No, having the infection has done the same thing a vaccination would."

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