The nurse tells a postpartal woman that her baby will need hepatitis B vaccine.The mother says she does not want her baby to have a shot and refuses to sign the consent.The nurse will

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Although hepatitis B vaccine is recommended,patients have a right to refuse.The refusal should be documented in the mother's and baby's chart.The nurse should never administer the vaccine without consent.Telling the mother that she will harm her baby if she does not consent is coercive.The vaccine is recommended and is required for admission to schools,but parents still have a right to refuse.

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