Childhood Immunization Case Study#9 Jane is a 10-year-old student at a local elementary school where you are on clinical rotation with the school nurse. She comes to the nurse's office complaining that she has a headache, she doesn't feel well, and she has a rash on her belly that is bothering her. After you and the school nurse make your assessments, you call Jane's father and ask him to come pick up Jane because you suspect that she has chickenpox. 1. Jane's father arrives at the school. He says, "Jane can't have chickenpox. We made sure she got the vaccine so we wouldn't have to go through chickenpox with her." What is your best response? 2. Jane's father continues, "We have a 1-month-old baby at home, and I don't think we'll have him vaccinated for chickenpox. What good did it do Jane?" What is your best response?
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