Exam 4 CH 22

Question 1

Know what term refers to a “Weakened or dead antigen”

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Question 2

Know when TD (tetanus and diphtheria) boosters are recommended (what intervals)?

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Question 3

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Question 4

Know in what cases a flu shot should not be administered

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Question 5

Know what type of patient’s a Nurse would recommend a yearly influenza virus vaccine for

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Question 6

Know what type of protection is offered by a routine immunization with PVC (children) or PPV (adults) vaccine

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Question 7

Know which patient’s are at the most risk for a compromised immune status

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Question 8

If a patient took a Mantoux skin test for TB, what would an induration of 3 mm indicate?

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Question 9

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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Question 10

Know what patient’s should take the varicella vaccine

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Question 11

Know what an appropriate intervention is to relieve local discomfort from an immunization, what medication?

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Question 12

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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Question 13

Know what the biological agent purified protein derivative (PPD) is used to screen for exposure to what?

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Question 14

Know what biological agents are used in a routine schedule for active immunizations?

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Question 16

Know what lab test is the Nurses best means of determining whether a patient is immunized against a certain disease

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Question 17

Know what artificially acquired active immunity is

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Question 18

In general, know what patient’s are at high risk for needing a booster injection of a vaccine

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Question 19

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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Question 20

Know what type of immunity develops, after a patient has had the chickenpox virus

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Question 21

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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Question 22

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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Question 23

Know what system in the body removes foreign substances from the bloodstream

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Question 24

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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Question 25

If a patient is receiving immune serums, know what effects of the serums the patient should be evaluated for

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