A 27 year-old nurse received one measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination. Recently, a client with a mumps infection was admitted to the unit and the nurse was exposed to the infection before isolation precautions were implemented. What should the nurse do in this situation?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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A 27 year-old nurse received one measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination. Recently, a client with a mumps infection was admitted to the unit and the nurse was exposed to the infection before isolation precautions were implemented. What should the nurse do in this situation? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

The nurse should immediately obtain the second MMR vaccination

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The nurse should contact their primary care provider to start immunoglobulin therapy

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The nurse can return to work 10 days after an active mumps infection

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The nurse can continue working because they are not at risk for acquiring the infection

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