The nurse administers an annual flu vaccination to an older patient who asks if they need the pneumonia vaccination too. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "Pneumonia can develop as a complication of the flu."
2. "Everyone needs a flu vaccination and pneumococcal vaccination annually."
3. "Older people should receive either the influenza or the pneumococcal vaccine annually."
4. "Two pneumococcal vaccinations, one year apart, are recommended for persons over the age of 65.
4. "Two pneumococcal vaccinations, one year apart, are recommended for persons over the age of 65.
Explanation: 1. More than 90% of the deaths during previous U.S. influenza epidemics were attributed to pneumonia as a complication of influenza.
2. More than 90% of the deaths during previous U.S. influenza epidemics were attributed to pneumonia as a complication of influenza. The pneumococcal vaccine is recommended for those over the age of 65 yrs.
3. More than 90% of the deaths during previous U.S. influenza epidemics were attributed to pneumonia as a complication of influenza. The vaccine reduces influenza-related morbidity and mortality by 70% to 90% among vaccinated individuals. The influenza vaccine is recommended to be given annually, and the pneumococcal vaccine is recommended to be given twice, one year apart.
4. More than 90% of the deaths during previous U.S. influenza epidemics were attributed to pneumonia as a complication of influenza. The vaccine reduces influenza-related morbidity and mortality by 70% to 90% among vaccinated individuals.
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