A 26-Year-Old College Student Having a Routine Screening Completed at an Annual

A 26-year-old college student having a routine screening completed at an annual gynecological examination has a negative varicella antibody titer.Which evaluation by the nurse is appropriate for this patient?

A) If there is a positive history of varicella infection in childhood, then this is a reliable indicator of immunity from infection.
B) The patient will need this test repeated in 7 to 14 days to confirm that she has no varicella antibodies.
C) Vaccination is not required since a negative result confirms there is no susceptibility to varicella.
D) Varicella vaccination should be administered if there is no chance of pregnancy, and the patient needs to avoid pregnancy for at least 1 month afterward.

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