The outpatient clinic nurse is collecting a health history on a 78 year-old patient who has a history of emphysema.It is most important for the nurse to advise this patient to receive which annual immunization?

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The CDC recommends that older adults,people with respiratory impairment,and health care workers acquire an annual influenza immunization.A pneumonia vaccination is important for this patient,but it is not given on a yearly basis.Tetanus and hepatitis B are recommended for most individuals but are not given annually.

The Outpatient Clinic Nurse Is Collecting a Health History on a 78