A Parent of a Hospitalized Child on Chemotherapy Asks the Nurse

question 9

Multiple Choice

A parent of a hospitalized child on chemotherapy asks the nurse if a sibling of the hospitalized child should receive the varicella vaccination.The nurse should give which response?

• A) The sibling can get a varicella vaccination.
• B) The sibling should not get a varicella vaccination.
• C) The sibling should wait until the child is finished with chemotherapy.
• D) The sibling should get varicella-zoster immune globulin if exposed to chickenpox.

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