What would the nurse recommend for a 94-year-old home health patient with deteriorated cell-mediated immunity?
a. Avoiding the influenza vaccine
b. Getting pneumonia vaccine
c. Having skin tests for all antigens
d. Taking large doses of beta-carotene
ANS: B
As the older adult loses some of the cell-mediated immunity, especially against pneumonia and influenza, it is recommended that they acquire the immunization.
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