Chapter 34 : Vaccines

Question 1

What is active immunity?

Answer 1

Body produces antibodies
You’ve been exposed to the antigen and your body makes antibodies for it

Question 2

What is natural active immunity?

Answer 2

You’ve been exposures to the pathogen naturally and your body then produces antibodies

Question 3

What is acquired artificial active immunity?

Answer 3

Vaccines!

Question 4

What is passive immunity?

Answer 4

Received antibodies from another source

Breastfeeding & placenta

Question 5

What does community immunity means?

Answer 5

Most of community immunized against contagious disease

Question 6

What’s your traditional vaccines?

Answer 6

Whole or components of inactivated (killed) microorganisms

Question 7

What is your attenuated vaccines?

Examples?

Contraindicated in?

Answer 7

Live, Weakened microorganisms

MMR, varicella, shingles

Pregnancy, immune suppression

Question 8

What is toxoids?

Give me an example?

Answer 8

Inactivated toxins that stimulate antitoxin formation but can’t produce disease

TDAP

Question 9

DTAP is given at what age?

TDAP is given at what age?

Answer 9

6 weeks to 6 year old

10 year and older

Question 10

Vaccine safety
Mild reactions
- injection site swelling, low grade fever

Contraindications for vaccine
Moderate or severe illness
Anaphylaxis

Health care providers
Responsible for reporting vaccine-preventable diseases and adverse reactions following immunization

Question 11

Flu contains what?
Varicella contains what?

Dont give flu those who have ?

Answer 11

Egg
Gelatin and neomycin

GBS ( guillian barre syndrome )

Question 12

PPD should be given on the same day as live vaccines or should be given at least ___ later

Answer 12

28 days

Question 13

Practice question 1
Which kind of immunity is it called when newborns receive immunities via the transfer of maternal antibodies across the placenta?

A. Natural,passive immunity
B. Acquired,passive immunity
C. Natural, active immunity
D. Acquired, active immunity

Answer 13

A. Natural,passive immunity

Question 14

Practice question 2
Before administering the varicella vaccine, which allergy is it most important for the nurse to assess the patient?

A. Penicillin
B. Eggs
C. Neomycin
D. Milk

Answer 14

C. Neomycin

Question 15

Practice question 3
Which of the following statements about herpes zoster vaccine does the nurse identify as being true?

A. It is indicated for the treatment of patients at age 40 years

B. It is a live attenuated vaccine

C. It should be administered every other year

D. It prevents zoster in 90% of the people who recieves the vaccine

Answer 15

B. It is a live attenuated vaccine