Nurses can contract bloodborne diseases via the health care setting. Which vaccine will reduce the risk of contracting a bloodborne virus?
A) Hepatitis B vaccine
B) PPD (purified protein derivative of tuberculin) administration
C) Varicella vaccine
D) MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine
Ans: A
Feedback: The hepatitis B vaccine reduces the risk of contracting hepatitis B. PPD administration prevents tuberculosis. Varicella vaccine is given to prevent the chickenpox. MMR vaccine is given to children and susceptible adults to prevent this disease process from occurring. All health care workers should demonstrate immunity to these three viruses.
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