How should the nurse respond to a parent who asks, "How can I protect my baby from whooping cough?"
a. "Don't worry; your baby will have maternal immunity to pertussis that will last
until they are approximately 18 months old."
b. "Make sure your child gets the pertussis vaccine."
c. "See the doctor when the baby gets a respiratory infection."
d. "Have your pediatrician prescribe erythromycin."
B
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A Infants do not receive maternal immunity to pertussis and are susceptible to
pertussis. Pertussis is highly contagious and is associated with a high infant
mortality rate.
B Primary prevention of pertussis can be accomplished through administration of
the pertussis vaccine.
C Prompt evaluation by the primary care provider for respiratory illness will not
prevent pertussis.
D Erythromycin is used to treat pertussis. It will not prevent the disease.
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