The nurse recommends to the mother of a 9-month-old who has been exposed to Hepatitis A in daycare that she should:
a. Get the hepatitis A vaccine now rather than waiting until the child is 1 year old
b. Use airborne precautions in the home while caring for the baby
c. Get passive immunity for the baby with immunoglobulin
d. Treat the rash with calamine lotion
C
The child should be protected with immunoglobulin. Enteric precautions should be used. It is inappropriate to advance the time of inoculations. There is no rash associated with Hepatitis A.
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