Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 78%
Simulated
The nurse is discussing prevention of liver cancer with the client. Which vaccine should the nurse recommend?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
A. The varicella vaccine is a live (attenuated) virus administered to protect against chicken pox. There is no evidence that it has an effect on preventing liver cancer. B. Hepatitis A vaccine is given to protect against hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV can be spread by stool, blood, or food and water that is infected with HAV. There is no evidence that it has an effect on preventing liver cancer. C. Meningococcal vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis. There is no evidence that it has an effect on preventing liver cancer. D. Hepatitis B vaccine dramatically reduces the incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and, in turn, prevents liver cancer. HBV is transmitted through contact with blood or body fluids of an infected person, and it can survive outside the body for at least 7 days.