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The Female Reproductive System III

The nurse is preparing a 3-day-old infant for discharge from the hospital. When checking the record for completeness, the nurse checks to see that the infant has had which of the following?

ExplanationHepatitis B vaccine is given within the first 12 hours after birth. A PKU test is done when the infant has had milk feedings for 24 hours. DTP and polio immunizations are usually started at two months of age. MMR is given at 15 months. A tuberculin test is usually done at one year. Pneumococcal vaccine is given to infants starting at two months. Newborns are not routinely tested for HIV.