A nurse is preparing to discharge a postpartum client. The nurse notes on her chart that she is nonimmune to rubella. The nurse:
1. Administers a rubella vaccine prior to discharge.
2. Instructs the client to obtain a rubella vaccine after 1 month has elapsed.
3. Charts this information in the discharge summary notes.
4. Takes no action because none is needed.
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Rationale:
1. If the postpartum client is nonimmune to rubella, a rubella vaccine is administered prior to discharge.
2. The client should not be instructed to wait for 1 month to have the rubella vaccine if she is not immune to rubella.
3. Simply charting the information is not appropriate.
4. Taking no action is not appropriate.
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