Question

A client taking oral corticosteroids is exposed to varicella. the client has never had the disease and has not received the varicella vaccine. what intervention should the nurse anticipate in order to prevent the client from developing varicella?

Answer 1

If a client/patient has never been vaccinated for the Varicella and now has been exposed, they cannot be vaccinated. Since the patient is now taking oral corticosteroids the nurse needs to make a fast intervention. The client/patient will need to given another medicine to help them not catch varicella. The medicine that should be given to the client/patient is called acyclovir.