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Unit 11 - Vaccines
Test 3
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
08/04/2014

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Term
What are the vaccines that should be considered if otherwise indicated during pregnancy?
Definition
-Hep B
-Influenza (INACTIVATED) injection
-Tetanus/Diptheria (TDAP)
-Meningococcal
-Rabies
Term
What are the vaccines contraindicated in pregnancy?
Definition
-Influenza (LIVE, ATTENUATED) NASAL SPRAY
-Measles
-Mumps
-Rubella
-Varicella
-BCG (Tuberculosis)
-Meningococcal
-Typhoid
Term
What is passive immunity?
Definition
Prpduced when the immunoglobbulins of one person are transferred to another. Lasts only weeks or months. Can be obtained by by injection of exogenous immunoglobulins, breast milk, colostrum, or placenta.
Term
What is active immunity?
Definition
Acquired when a person's own immune system generates the immune response. Lasts years to lifetime. Get from vaccine or having a disease.
Term
What is a live/attenuated disease?
Definition
Modified living organisms that are weakened. The organism cannot produce the complications of the disease, but does produce an immune response.
Term
What is a killed vaccine?
Definition
Contain whole dead organisms, they are incapable of reproducing but are capable of producing an immune response.
Term
What is a Toxoid vaccine?
Definition
Contain protein products produced by bacteria called toxins. The toxin is heat treated to weaken its effect, but it retains its ability to produce an immune response.
Term
What is a conjugate vaccine?
Definition
Result of chemically linking the bacterial cell well polysaccharide portions with proteins. Dramatically increases the immune response compared to presenting to polysaccharide portion alone.
Term
What is a recombinant vaccine?
Definition
Use genetically engineered organisms. Hep B is produced by splicing a gene portion of the virus into a gene of a yeast cell. The yeast cell is then able to produce hep b surface antigen to use for vaccine production.
Term
What kind of a vaccine is TDAP?
Definition
Combination vaccine. Contains diptheria and tentanus toxoids and pertussis cell wall proteins.
Term
Who is DTaP for?
Definition
Used for children younger than age 7 who have contraindications to the pertussis.
Term
What kind of vaccine is HIB vaccine?
Definition
Conjugate vaccine.
Term
What is HIB?
Definition
A bacterium that causes several life threatening illnesses in children younger than 5 years of age. Meningitis, epiglottitis, and septic arthritis.
Term
Who is HIB Vaccine NOT for?
Definition
Not given to children 5 years + and children younger than 6 weeks.
Term
What is HibTITER (HbOC) and ActHIB (PRP-T)?
Definition
Required 3 doses for infant series
Term
What is PedvaxHIB and Comvax (PRP-OMP)?
Definition
Required 2 doses
Term
What kind of vaccine is the polio vaccine?
Definition
2 TYPES

Inactivated polio vaccine is the only polio vaccine currently recommended. KILLED VIRUS VACCINE

Oral Polio Vaccine is live attenuated and was preferred until 2000.
Term
Which polio vaccine is preferred?
Definition
DEAD
Term
What is the complication of the oral polio vaccine?
Definition
Caused poliomyelitis.
Term
What kind of vaccine is measles/mumps/rubella?
Definition
Live, attenuated virus combination vaccine,
Term
Can you give MMR on the same day as other live attenuated diseases?
Definition
Yes
Term
What if you do not give MMR on the same day as other live/attenuated vaccines?
Definition
Wait at least 28 days
Term
What are anaphylactic reactions of MMR associated with?
Definition
The neomycin or gelatin components of the vaccine rather than the egg component. The vaccine is not compared from the albumen portion of the egg so egg allergy is no longer a contraindication for measles vaccine.
Term
Is pregnancy a contraindication in the child being vaccinated from MMR?
Definition
No
Term
WHat kind of vaccine is Hep A?
Definition
Inactivated whole virus.
Term
Who should get the hep a vaccine?
Definition
All children at age 12 months with a follow up vaccine 6-12 months later
Term
What kind of vaccine is the hep b vaccine?
Definition
Recombinant vaccine.
Term
What determines when immunization for HepB begins?
Definition
The mother's hep B status
Term
What if a mother tests positive or does not know for hep b?
Definition
The neonate is immunized within the first 12 hours of life, at 1-2 months, and at 6 months of age
Term
What if the mother's status is negative?
Definition
Immunizations are given routinely at 2,4,6 months of age.
Term
What kind of vaccine is varicella?
Definition
Live, attenuated vaccine.
Term
Who gets the varicella vaccine?
Definition
All children age 12-15 months who have NOT have chickenpox should be immunized. A second dose is recommended at 4-6 years old.
Term
Can you give the varicella vaccine the same day as other live vaccines?
Definition
Yes, but if not should be given at least 28 days apart.
Term
If a child's mother is pregnant, can he be vaccinated?
Definition
Yes
Term
How fast is varicella vaccine's post exposure prophylaxis?
Definition
3-5 days after exposure
Term
What kind of a vaccine is the pneumococcal vaccine?
Definition
Conjugate.

2 kinds
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Pneumococcal Polysaccaride Vaccine
Term
Of the 2 pneumococcal vaccines, which is reccomnded?
Definition
PCV13
Term
How does the PCV13 vaccine work?
Definition
Stimulates an immune réponse in infants and is given at 2 months of age but can be given as early as 6 weeks
Term
How many strains does PPSV contain?
Definition
23
Term
Does PPSV stimulate an immune réponse in children younger than 2?
Definition
No
Term
Who gets PPSV?
Definition
Children older than 2 who are at high risk for pneumococcal sepsis. Anatomic/functional asplenia, sickle cell disease, chronic cardiac, pulmonary, or renal disease, diabetes mellitus, HIV infection, cochlear implants, immunosuppressed.
Term
What kind of vaccine is the influenza vaccine?
Definition
2 types
Live, attenuated nasal spray
Dead, injection
Term
Who should get the flu vaccine?
Definition
Yearly for healthy and high risk children of 6 mo. of age or older. Caregivers and household contacts of these children should also be immunized.
Term
What vaccine is recommended for flu season?
Definition
2010-11
Vaccine protected against 3 strains of flu including H1N1
Term
Who is the live flu vaccine indicated in?
Definition
Healthy persons between age 2-49.
Term
How does the live flu vaccine work?
Definition
Can replicate and a person who has received it can shed the vaccine for a week.
Term
Who should not get the live flu vaccine?
Definition
Anyone who will be in contact with immunosuppressed people, pregnant women.
Term
Who is the inactive flu vaccine recommended in>
Definition
Any eligible person 6 months or older. Not capable of causing disease and is given via IM
Term
What kind of vaccine is the Rotavirus Vaccine?
Definition
Live vaccine targeting 5 strains of rotavirus and is given via oral route to infants younger than 32 weeks of age.
Term
Who is rotavirus vaccine contraindicated in?
Definition
Children with severe combined immunodeficiency
Term
How is rotavirus spread?
Definition
Virus is shed in the stool and easily spreads via the fecal-oral route.
Term
What is streptococcus pneumonia?
Definition
Most common cause of pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, and otitis media in young children.
Term
What kind of vaccine is HPV?
Definition
Inactivated
Term
What is HPV
Definition
Tumor virus transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact. Most common is adolescents and young adults aged 15-24 who are sexually active. Causes warts and cervical cancer
Term
What kind of a vaccine is meningococcal?
Definition
2 types
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4)
Meningococcal Polysaccaride Vaccine (MPSV4)
Term
Who gets MPSV4?
Definition
Certain high risk groups
Term
What is Meningococcal disease?
Definition
Meningits or deadly blood infection that is spread by Neisseria meningitis which is spread through direct contact or air.
Term
Who is the meningococcal vaccine recommended to?
Definition
All previously unvaccinated children ages 11-12 y/o
Term
What are the barriers to immunization?
Definition
-Parental concerns about vaccine safety.
-Misconceptions
-The more children in the family, the less likely they are to be fully vaccinated.
-The costs of vaccinations
-Concerned with effects of multiple injections
Term
How do you overcome barriers to immunization?
Definition
-Use a manufactured-produced vaccine whenever it will reduce the # of injections at a visit
-The Vaccines for Children program that provides free vaccines to low income/uninsured families
-Establishing a medical home for every child
-Maintaining a centralized immunziation record
-Verifying immunization status at every visit
-Verifying the status of siblings accompanying the child to the appointment
-Providing the parents with up-to-date vaccination recommendations in the US
Term
Who should NEVER receive live vaccines?
Definition
Severely immunocompromised children and pregnant women
Term
Who is the pertussis vaccine contraindicated in?
Definition
Encephalopathy without an identified cause within 7 days of the immunization causes permanent contraindication.
Term
When can you temporarily postpone immunizations?
Definition
For moderate to severe illness, pregnant people, recent received blood products.
Term
When should vaccines not be postponed?
Definition
For low grade fever or minor respiratory illness.
Term
What vaccines are given IM?
Definition
-DTaP, DT, Tdap
-Hepatitis A
-Hepatitis B
-Hib
-Influenza (killed)
-Pneumococcal
-HPV
-MCV4
Term
What vaccines are given SubQ?
Definition
-IPV
-MMR
-VARICELLA
-MPSV4
Term
What is the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act?
Definition
requires the vaccine information statements be provided to patients prior to immunizations. If parents do not understand the information presented, they should feel comfortable asking questions.

CONSENT FORM MUST BE SIGNED PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION

DOCUMENTED IN CHILD'S PERMANENT RECORD

GIVE FAMILY COPY
Term
A child takes immunoglobulins for an allergy. Which type of immunity does this create?
Definition
Passive
Term
2. A child whose mom is pregnant does not need to take varicella vaccine.
Definition
false
Term
3 A high school student is pregnant and does not want to be stuck for a flu vaccine. Should she take it intranasally?
Definition
B. no
Term
4 Those planning to go to a country where the water might be contaminated may need this vaccine.
Definition
B. Hep A
Term
5 A baby born in 2014 needs polio vaccine. Which route will it be given?
Definition
B. subcutaneous
Term
6 A mom can not read the information pages on vaccines. What is the best response by the nurse?
Definition
Read the pages to her and ask if she understands and vaccinate the child
Term
7 A child comes to the clinic and records indicate a need for a DTaP vaccine. Which child gets the DTaP?
Definition
B. A 4 year old
Term
baby has meningitis from haemophilus influenzae. The mom wants her 8 year old to get the Hib vaccine. What should the nurse say?
Definition
Hib vaccine is not given to children 5 years of age or older
Term
Which child does the nurse suspect has rotovirus?
Definition
A 6 month old with severe watery, crampy diarrhea.
Term
A mom does not want her child to get more than one shot. What can the nurse do to overcome this barrier of vaccination?
Definition
D. Teach her about combination vaccines and explain the need for each one.
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