Which immunization should the nurse include in a teaching session for parents of a toddler-age client to decrease the risk for epiglottitis?
1. Hepatitis B
2. Polio
3. Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
4. Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB)
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Explanation:
1. Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and the polio virus are not causative agents for epiglottitis.
2. Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and the polio virus are not causative agents for epiglottitis.
3. Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and the polio virus are not causative agents for epiglottitis.
4. The Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) immunization can assist in prevention of epiglottitis.
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