Which clients would the nurse identify as acceptable candidates for live, attenuated intranasal vaccine (LAIV) for influenza?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. A 25-year-old woman who is in the third trimester of pregnancy
2. A 3-year-old going to daycare for the first time
3. A 65-year-old resident of an assisted living community
4. A 24-year-old male who works in an inner-city homeless shelter
5. A 17-year-old soccer player
Correct Answer: 2,4,5
Rationale 1: LAIV is not recommended for pregnant women.
Rationale 2: LAIV is recommended for healthy people ages 2–49.
Rationale 3: The upper limit of age recommended for LAIV is 49.
Rationale 4: As long as this client is healthy, he falls within the 2–49 age level.
Rationale 5: Healthy people ages 2–49 are eligible for this form of vaccine.
Global Rationale: The live, attenuated intranasal vaccine (LAIV) is delivered as a nasal spray to healthy people 2 to 49 years of age who are not pregnant.
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