While receiving discharge instructions after a hepatitis B vaccine, the client asks the nurse if the vaccine is considered a drug. How would the nurse respond?
a. Many sources of drugs or chemicals affect the body, including plants, animals, minerals, and synthetic and recombinant DNA.
b. The hepatitis vaccine is considered a live virus
c. The vaccine has the same actions and effects as a pill would, but is in injection form.
d. The hepatitis vaccine is not considered a drug, because of its chemical makeup.
a. Many sources of drugs or chemicals affect the body, including plants, animals, minerals, and synthetic and recombinant DNA.
FEEDBACK: a. Many sources of drugs or chemicals affect the body, including plants, animals, minerals, and synthetic and recombinant DNA.
b. The hepatitis vaccine is not a live virus; it is synthetically derived by recombinant DNA technology. .
c. Vaccines have a different action than pills in that a vaccine will trigger the host's immune system to develop antibodies. .
d. Any chemical or substance ingested or applied to the body for the purpose of affecting the body is referred to as a drug. .
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