A nurse provides patient education about immunizations to the parents of a child newly diagnosed with hemophilia. The nurse explains that the child should receive _________ to reduce the risk of _____________
a. polio vaccine; injury from falls related to polio
b. hepatitis A and B immunization; hepatitis
c. tetanus toxoid immunization; tetanus
d. measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine; pustules in the mucosal lining
ANS: B
To minimize the risk of hepatitis, all patients newly diagnosed with hemophilia should be vaccinated with hepatitis A and B vaccines.
Polio vaccine, tetanus immunization, and MMR may be indicated for all children; however, a child with hemophilia especially should be protected against hepatitis because of the risk of acquiring blood-borne disease during blood transfusions.
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