As with any medication, vaccines have risks for causing negative effects. Discuss two different types of adverse effects.

What will be an ideal response?


An adverse event includes any event that occurs following an immunization.  This includes true adverse reactions plus reactions that are only coincidental to the vaccine.  An adverse reaction is an event that is actually caused by the vaccine and may also be referred to as a side effect of the vaccine.

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A 45-year-old male is diagnosed with sideroblastic anemia. When he asks what the most likely cause of this disease is, what is the nurse's best response?

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Each of the following will aid in minimizing a hypersensitive gag reflex during the radiographic procedure except one. Which one is the exception?

A) Avoid scraping the palate with the edge of the image receptor. B) Begin the exposure in the posterior region. C) Convey a confident attitude. D) Suggest breathing exercises.

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