Which finding would lead the nurse to delay the administration of DTaP for an infant?
a. Diarrhea
b. Temperature of 40.5 ° C (105 ° F) from the previous inoculation
c. Teething
d. Traveling to Europe in a week
ANS: B
A contraindication to giving the DTaP vaccine is a 40.5 ° C (105 ° F) temperature following the previous vaccination.
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