Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 258

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A nurse is preparing to administer a Rubella vaccine to a client prior to home discharge. Which of the following is not true regarding this vaccine?

  

     A. Pain, redness, swelling, or a lump are some of the adverse reactions.

     B. Given intramuscularly in the lateral aspect of the middle third of the vastus lateralis muscle.

     C. The need to use contraception after immunization.

     D. Contraindicated in a client with an allergy to duck eggs.

    

    

Correct Answer B. Given intramuscularly in the lateral aspect of the middle third of the vastus lateralis muscle.

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Rubella Vaccine is administered subcutaneously prior to hospital discharge to a nonimmune postpartum client.

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Option A: Common side effects on the injection site.

Option C: The client should avoid pregnancy for 1 to 3 months after immunization with rubella vaccine.

Option D: The possible presence of egg protein in the vaccine.

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