The nurse is preparing to administer an MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine to a 15-month-old child. Prior to administering the vaccine, which of the following questions would the nurse ask the mother of the child?
1. "Has the child had any sore throats?"
2. "Has the child been eating properly?"
3. "Is the child allergic to any antibiotics?"
4. "Has the child been exposed to any infections?"
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Rationale: Prior to the administration of MMR vaccine, a thorough health history needs to be obtained. MMR is used with caution in a child with a history of an allergy to gelatin, eggs, or neomycin, because the live measles vaccine is produced by chick embryo cell culture and MMR also contains a small amount of the antibiotic neomycin. "Has the child had any sore throats?" "Has the child been eating properly?" and "Has the child been exposed to any infections?" are not contraindications to administering immunizations.
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