While Educating a Mother About the Benefits of Giving Her

Multiple Choice

While educating a mother about the benefits of giving her child the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, gardisil, which of the following statements will the nurse need to clarify for the parent? Select all that apply. The vaccine is

A) best administered before the child becomes sexually active.
B) 100% effective against development of cervical cancer for her life span.
C) effective against the two most common strains of genital warts.
D) only recommended for females between the ages of 9 and 26.
E) recommended prior to exposure to HPV, and if the child has genital warts, they are already exposed.