A 50-year-old patient asks the nurse if the smallpox vaccination she received as a child will prevent her from developing the disease if exposed at this time of her life. Which of the following is the nurse's best response to this patient?
1. "I would discuss revaccination for smallpox with your health care provider because, as we age, the antibodies age as well, and it could affect the body's immune response to the disease.".
2. "Of course you have protection against the disease.".
3. "Smallpox has been eradicated, so there's nothing to worry about.".
4. "There's little chance that you will be exposed to smallpox now.".
"I would discuss revaccination for smallpox with your health care provider because, as we age, the antibodies age as well, and it could affect the body's immune response to the disease.".
Rationale: The smallpox vaccine that many people received up to 50 years ago is now providing only a percentage of protection against smallpox. As an individual ages, the cells that make the antibodies age as well, and this can affect the immune response to the disease. The nurse should counsel the patient to discuss the possible need to be revaccinated for smallpox. The nurse should not tell the patient that she definitely has protection against the disease. The nurse should not minimize the patient's fears by saying that smallpox has been eradicated or by saying that there's little chance that she will be exposed to smallpox now.
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