Immunizations Flashcards
How often should we check immunization status of children in healthcare?
Every time we come in contact with them.
What are white squares on cdc guidelines?
Yellow squares?
When can you give a catch up dose?
Age that vaccine should be started
Yellow squares are for the time frame
Give catch up dose whenever
Hepatitis B vaccine route?
What will a positive hep b mom recieve?
IM injection that is given at birth to prevent liver problems later on in life. You will need 3 injections total.
Mom gets HepB and HBIG
What is the DTaP vaccine? When is it given?
How often does the tetanus component last?
When do you receive a tetanus booster?
Combines Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis given at 2, 4, 6 months .
Tetanus lasts for 10 years.
Tetanus booster is given in between the time frame of 10 years if you ever had a dirty wound.
What is the T-dap vaccine?
The first 5 doses will be of d-tap but then it turns into t-dap
Usually begins around 11-12.
What age do children need to get their D-tap booster
4-5 or before starting school
Your patient is 13 and never got their dose of tdap (when they were 12). They only ever had Td when they were 9. When should they receive their tdap ?
Five years after their last TD/Dtap so around 14.
What is one reason to NOT give the DTap or tdap immunization?
Encepholpathy within 7 days of last Dtap dose
What should PG woman do if their family hasn’t had a pertussis vaccination?
Family needs to get one and/or pertussis booster
Minimum age to receive first dose of Haemophilus influenza ?
When will you need the others?
When do they need a Haemophilus booster?
6 weeks old is earliest
Every 2, 4, 6 months
Haemophilus booster needed every 12-18 months.
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella are a combo vaccine given which route?
Is this immunization alive or dead?
When age range should they receive the booster?
contraindication to give this?
SQ
It is a live vaccine. So don’t give to those w passive immunity
Booster at 4-6 years of age
Don’t give in PG or immunosuppression
Varicella Immunization is alive or dead?
What does it protect against?
After what age should you get this?
When can you give the second dose?
Wait how many months after passive immunity?
Varicella is alive & protects against chicken pox
Give varicella after 12 months
The second dose can be given at 4-6 years of age for school
3 months after passive immunity
What does the meningococcal vaccine protect against?
At what age do you need to have this vaccine by?
When do you they do meningococcal boosters?
Protects against strains of meningitis due to community settings like dorms or military
Get this by 18
Boosters go from 16-18
Influenza or flu vaccine route? How often?
What age is an infant allowed to get the flu vaccine?
Age guidelines? And why?
Is flue alive or dead vaccine?
IM that is given yearly.
6 months. So, before that everyone needs to work to keep them safe.
If you are younger than 9 yrs old , you will have 2 doses that are 4 weeks apart (1 month) for your first dose EVER. . Helps with immune response and antibody recognition.
Inactivated so dead i think
For any immunization or vaccine, what should you do if there’s a possibility of an allergy
Tell physician & if you must get the vaccine still make sure you are monitored.
