Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 85%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing to administer vaccines to an 11-year-old child who is up to date on immunizations. Which of the following vaccines should the nurse plan to administer?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The correct answer is A: Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine. At age 11, the child should receive the HPV vaccine as part of routine immunization. HPV vaccination is recommended for both males and females at this age to prevent HPV-related cancers and diseases. The other options are not typically given to a child who is up to date on immunizations at age 11. Rotavirus vaccine is usually given in infancy, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is given earlier in childhood, and hepatitis B vaccine is typically administered shortly after birth and during infancy. Therefore, the HPV vaccine is the appropriate choice for this scenario.