Exam 4 CH 22 Flashcards
Know what term refers to a “Weakened or dead antigen”
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Know when TD (tetanus and diphtheria) boosters are recommended (what intervals)?
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table
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Know in what cases a flu shot should not be administered
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Know what type of patient’s a Nurse would recommend a yearly influenza virus vaccine for
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Know what type of protection is offered by a routine immunization with PVC (children) or PPV (adults) vaccine
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Know which patient’s are at the most risk for a compromised immune status
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If a patient took a Mantoux skin test for TB, what would an induration of 3 mm indicate?
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If a child is scheduled for immunizations, but the child has a temperature of 100.2 F all day, know what action the Nurse should take
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Know what patient’s should take the varicella vaccine
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Know what an appropriate intervention is to relieve local discomfort from an immunization, what medication?
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If a patient’s Mother has concerns about adverse effects on her child from immunizations, know what the Nurses best response would be
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Know what the biological agent purified protein derivative (PPD) is used to screen for exposure to what?
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Know what biological agents are used in a routine schedule for active immunizations?
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Know what lab test is the Nurses best means of determining whether a patient is immunized against a certain disease
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Know what artificially acquired active immunity is
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In general, know what patient’s are at high risk for needing a booster injection of a vaccine
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Know why its important for a Nurse to know whether a patient has an allergy to eggs and feathers, before receiving a vaccine
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Know what type of immunity develops, after a patient has had the chickenpox virus
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Know what circumstances would indicate that a 5 year old patient, about to enter grade school, should be screened for current illness, before receiving their immunizations (related to compromised immune status/family history)
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Know why a patient would need a booster of tetanus toxoid after cutting a finger, if the patient already had the shot as a child
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Know what system in the body removes foreign substances from the bloodstream
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If a 25 year old patient believed that they still had immunity to childhood illnesses (until they developed chickenpox), know how the Nurse would explain this situation to the patient
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