When the 70-year-old female patient says, "Keeping up with when to take the flu vaccine is a big hassle. I'm not going to add trying to keep up with a pneumonia vaccine as well. It's too expensive." Which response by the nurse would be the most helpful?
a. "Both vaccines can be taken at the same time every fall."
b. "The pneumonia vaccine needs to be repeated every 10 years."
c. "It is important to begin getting annual pneumonia shots at 80 years of age."
d. "The flu vaccine must be taken every three years to remain effective."
ANS: B
The pneumonia vaccine is given to individuals usually between the ages of 65 and 70 years and is repeated every 10 years. The flu vaccine must be received every year in the fall, because the strain of the virus changes frequently.
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