A nurse who provides care in a busy ED is in contact with hundreds of patients each year. The nurse has a responsibility to receive what vaccine?
A) Hepatitis B vaccine
B) Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
C) Clostridium difficile vaccine
D) Staphylococcus aureus vaccine
Ans: A
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Nurses should recognize their personal responsibility to receive the hepatitis B vaccine and an annual influenza vaccine to reduce potential transmission to themselves and vulnerable patient groups. HPV is not a threat because it is sexually transmitted. No vaccines are available against C. difficile and S. aureus.
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