A 1-Year-Old Child Receives the MMR Vaccine

A 1-year-old child receives the MMR vaccine. The next day the child's parent calls the nurse to report that the child has a temperature of 103°F. What will the nurse do?

A) File an adverse event report with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) .
B) Notify the child's provider that thrombocytopenia is likely to occur.
C) Reassure the parent that fever can occur with the MMR vaccine.
D) Tell the parent to take the child to the emergency department.