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Title: A postpartum woman is not immune to rubella. What will the nurse expect?
Post by: Javi42078 on Feb 6, 2018
A postpartum woman is not immune to rubella. What will the nurse expect?
 
  a. The rubella virus vaccine should be administered before discharge.
  b. The woman should receive the rubella virus vaccine at her 6-week postpartum checkup.
  c. The woman should be instructed not to get pregnant until she receives the rubella vaccine.
  d. No intervention is indicated at this time because the woman is not at risk for rubella.


Title: A postpartum woman is not immune to rubella. What will the nurse expect?
Post by: kaylie672 on Feb 6, 2018
ANS: A
The woman who is not immune to rubella is immunized in the immediate postpartum period because there is no danger of her being pregnant.