The client is scheduled to receive Gardasil. The vaccine would be most effective in the client who:
a. has produced a live viable birth.
b. has not yet produced children.
c. is sexually active on a regular basis.
d. is not yet sexually active.
ANS: D
Gardasil is most effective when the client is not yet sexually active.
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