1. A senior’s care home that has 122 residents is experiencing a recent illness
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1. A senior’s care home that has 122 residents is experiencing a recent illness within the complex. Several of the residents have been experiencing the following symptoms over the past 3 to 5 days: fever, chills, diaphoresis, muscle aches and pains, cough, and loss of appetite. The public health unit suspects influenza A and recommend only those health care workers who have received the influenza vaccine to continue to do shifts with the residents.
a. Debbie, age 24, works as a personal care attendant and has had her “flu shot.” Help Debbie understand how her immune system is at work in this case.
b. The nurse must also consider the older adult population that is affected in this situation; why?
Explanation / Answer
1.In case Debbie has received her flu shot . It must be noticed that she has received NON VIRULENT ANIGENS of the influenza and it will take 21 days to develop antibodies against influenza.
2. The immune system of elderly people is compromised so they are more vulnerable for this disease.
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