The nurse is providing smallpox vaccinations after determining that an individual who works for a local military laboratory was exposed. After administering the vaccine, how should the nurse instruct the individual to care for the site?
a. Cover the site with a bandage.
b. Leave the site open to the air.
c. Cover the site with a nonpermeable, occlusive dressing.
d. Cover the site with sterile gauze and tape the edges.
ANS: D
To prevent the spread of live viruses, which the vaccine contains, the site should be covered with a secure, sterile gauze or a semipermeable membrane. If a vaccination site is not securely covered, the vaccine, which contains live viruses, can be transferred to other areas of the body and to other people. A bandage is not a secure device. A semipermeable dressing, not a nonpermeable dressing, can be used to cover the inoculation site.
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