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The Nurse Recommends the Influenza Vaccination to a 72-Year-Old Woman

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The nurse recommends the influenza vaccination to a 72-year-old woman who is the primary caregiver of her elderly mother who has Alzheimer's disease. Which instruction should the nurse include in the teaching plan for this vaccine?


A) The vaccine is not needed because chronic stress boosts the immune response.
B) Older adult caregivers have an accentuated immune response to influenza vaccine.
C) Chronic stress may blunt the efficacy of the influenza vaccine in older adults.
D) The effects of chronic stress on the immune system improve immediately when the stress is removed.

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