The nurse has assisted with providing discharge instructions for a client diagnosed with pneumonia. Which of the following statements made by the client would suggest that further instruction is needed?
1. "I will get the pneumococcal vaccine every fall.".
2. "I will get the pneumococcal vaccine as soon as I recover from this pneumonia.".
3. "I will get the influenza vaccine every year.".
4. "I can't get the influenza vaccine due to my allergy to eggs.".
1. "I will get the pneumococcal vaccine every fall.".
Rationale:
The pneumococcal vaccine is administered once. Revaccination is only recommended in persons with renal failure, those who have had splenectomies, those with malignancies, and those with HIV/AIDS. Influenza vaccine is administered annually to healthy individuals and should not be given to those with an allergy to eggs.
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