A woman who is 2 months pregnant tells the nurse that she has never received the MMR vaccine and has not had these diseases. She has a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old child who have not been immunized
The nurse will counsel the patient to perform which action?
a. Delay obtaining the vaccines for her children and herself until after her baby is born.
b. Have her children vaccinated now and obtain the vaccine for herself after the baby is born.
c. Obtain the MMR vaccine for her children and herself when she is in her third trimester of pregnancy.
d. Obtain the MMR vaccine for her children and herself within the next few weeks.
ANS: B
Pregnant women should not receive MMR vaccine because it is a live virus and there is risk to the fetus. Her children should be vaccinated so they do not contract rubella and pass it to her.
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