The school nurse is talking with a group of adolescent females about the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
The school nurse will caution the female students not to take the vaccine if there is any chance they may be pregnant or become pregnant in the next 3 months. The reason the nurse tells the students not to take the vaccine during the first 3 months of pregnancy is: a. This vaccine can cause developmental abnormalities in the fetus during the first trimester.
b. The baby could be prematurely vaccinated against MMR.
c. The vaccine could cause the fetus to develop measles or mumps while in utero and this is hard to treat.
d. The vaccine during this time will cause the mother to have adverse side effects and be severely ill.
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A Correct. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy. The vaccine is a teratogen (any substance or process that interferes with normal prenatal development) and can cause developmental abnormalities in the fetus when given during the first trimester.
B Incorrect. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy, but not because the baby could be prematurely vaccinated against MMR.
C Incorrect. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy, but not because the vaccine could cause the fetus to develop measles or mumps while in utero and this is hard to treat.
D Incorrect. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy, but not because the vaccine during this time will cause the mother to have adverse side effects and be severely ill.
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