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A nurse is preparing to administer hepatitis B vaccine to a newborn whose mother is hepatitis B surface antigen negative (HBsAg-).
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Informed consent is not required for routine immunizations, unless the parent or guardian requests more information or declines the vaccine.
The anterolateral thigh is the recommended site for intramuscular injections in infants less than 12 months of age.
It has a large muscle mass and minimal risk of injury to nerves or blood vessels.
Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) is only indicated for newborns whose mothers are hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HBsAg+), as they have a high risk of acquiring the infection from their mothers.
There is no need to delay giving the vaccine until after breastfeeding is established.
Breastfeeding does not interfere with the vaccine’s effectiveness or safety, and it does not increase the risk of adverse reactions.
The correct answer is choice B. Give the vaccine intramuscularly in the anterolateral thigh.
This is because the anterolateral thigh is the recommended site for intramuscular injections in infants less than 12 months of age.
It has a large muscle mass and minimal risk of injury to nerves or blood vessels.
Choice A is wrong because informed consent is not required for routine immunizations, unless the parent or guardian requests more information or declines the vaccine.
Choice C is wrong because hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) is only indicated for newborns whose mothers are hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HBsAg+), as they have a high risk of acquiring the infection from their mothers.
Choice D is wrong because there is no need to delay giving the vaccine until after breastfeeding is established.
Breastfeeding does not interfere with the vaccine’s effectiveness or safety, and it does not increase the risk of adverse reactions.