The nurse is caring for a patient with a puncture wound.How much time must have passed since the patient's last tetanus toxoid vaccination for the patient to require an additional injection before being discharged from the emergency department?

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When an injury results from trauma from a dirty penetrating object,determine if the patient has received a tetanus toxoid injection within the last 10 years.Within the past year,3 years,or 5 years is too early.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Puncture