Recent Changes

What to expect?
Patient may experience pain and redness at the injection site, and joint pain. If you feel that your child is experience an serious adverse reaction, call your health care provider immediately.
D., Wilson, DD. (2010). Maternal child nursing care (4th Ed.). Maryland heights, MO: Mosby-Elsevier.

Anybody with a life-threatening allergy to neomycin or any component of the vaccine, or had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMR or MMRV vaccine should not receive another dose. If a patient is ill at the time of the vaccine, thy should wait until they recover to receive the vaccine. Pregnant women shouldn't receive the vaccine until after giving birth.
What to expect?
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Perry, S., Hockenberry, M., Lowdermilk, D., Wilson, D

Patient/Family Education
Why are two doses given?
to the 5%2-5% of people
Who should receive this vaccine?
The MMR vaccine can protect children and adults from all three of these diseases. All children should receive the vaccine at the scheduled time. Anyone 18 years or older who was born after 1956 should get at least one dose of the MMR vaccine unless you can show you have either been vaccinated or have had all three diseases.
Anybody with a life-threatening allergy to neomycin or any component of the vaccine, or had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMR or MMRV vaccine should not receive another dose. If a patient is ill at the time of the vaccine, thy should wait until they recover to receive the vaccine. Pregnant women shouldn't receive the vaccine until after giving birth.
What to expect?
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Anybody with a life-threatening allergy to neomycin or any component of the vaccine, or had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMR or MMRV vaccine should not receive another dose. If a patient is ill at the time of the vaccine, thy should wait until they recover to receive the vaccine. Pregnant women shouldn't receive the vaccine until after giving birth.
What to expect?
joint pain. If you feel that your child is experience an serious adverse reaction, call your health care provider imediately.

Patient/Family Education
Why are two doses given?
Two doses of the MMR vaccine are given to provide immunity to the 5% of people who fail to develop immunity after the first dose
Who should receive this vaccine?
The MMR vaccine can protect children and adults from all three of these diseases. All children should receive the vaccine at the scheduled time. Anyone 18 years or older who was born after 1956 should get at least one dose of the MMR vaccine unless you can show you have either been vaccinated or have had all three diseases.

Everyone should receive the vaccine. Receiving the MMR vaccine is much less dangerous that getting the diseases
If the vaccine, is refused, the child will still be able to attend school, but a waiver must be signed
The nurse should be culturally sensitive to patients of certain ethnic groups who may refuse the vaccine

If administering other vaccines in the same visit, you will want to do the "double whammy" in children so both shots are given simultaneously to decrease discomfort
Reconstituted vaccine should be a clear yellow solution
TheFor younger children, the nurse may the child
For adolescents, the nurse may provide the patient with a pamphlet to educate them on the vaccine
Patient Discomfort:
May experience redness or pain at injection site, noncontagious rash, or joint pain

If administering other vaccines in the same visit, you will want to do the "double whammy" in children so both shots are given simultaneously to decrease discomfort
Reconstituted vaccine should be a clear yellow solution
The nurse may demonstrate the procedure on a stuffed animal to reduce anxiety in the child
Patient Discomfort:
May experience redness or pain at injection site, noncontagious rash, or joint pain
Ethics:
Everyone should receive the vaccine. Receiving the MMR vaccine is much less dangerous that getting the diseases
If the vaccine, is refused, the child will still be able to attend school, but a waiver must be signed