Which is the nurse's best means of determining whether a patient is immunized against a certain disease?
a. Ask the patient for records.
b. Look for vaccination scars.
c. Call the health department.
d. Obtain a blood titer.
ANS: D
Occasionally, determining antibody blood titers before vaccine administration is helpful to assess antibody development.
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