The nurse is discharging a new mother and notes she is not rubella-immune and administers the rubella vaccine
The patient will breast-feed her infant and plans to get pregnant again as soon as possible. What is the most important information the nurse should give her about this immunization?
A) Advise her that the vaccine is excreted in breast milk
B) Warn her not to attempt another pregnancy for at least three months
C) Tell her that she may experience rash, sore throat, headache, general malaise, or some combination of these symptoms within two to four weeks of the injection
D) Advise her that the immunization will prevent hemolytic disease of the infant in her next pregnancy
Ans: B
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Fill in the blank with the correct words.