AANP: Immunizations + practice questions with correct
answers Chamberlain College of Nursing
EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT & GRADED ANSWERS
1. What is the best time interval for giving vaccines? ✓ 6 weeks
2. When is 1st HepB vaccine given ✓ Within 12 hours of birth
3. What is the appropriate schedule for HepB vaccine? ✓ 0-2-6 mo.
4. Treatment for babies born to HBsAg positive mothers? ✓ 1. Hepatitis B vaccine
When are they tested for HBsAg? series at 0, 2, 6
2. Immune globulin within
12 hours of birth.
3. Test for HepB after
hepatitis series is
completed
5. When is Rotavirus vaccine (Rota) given- How many ✓ 3 doses from 6 weeks-32
vaccines are in the series? weeks
6. When must the last dose of Rotavirus vaccine be given ✓ 32 weeks (8 mo.)
by?
,7. When are the DTaP vaccines given in the first year? ✓ 2-4-6
8. What is the upper limit of age for DTaP vaccine? ✓ 7 years old.
9. When are the two boosters of DTaP given? ✓ 15 mo
6 years
10. When is TDaP given? Initial and Booster? ✓ 1. 11 years old
2. every 10 years for life
11. What is HIB schedule for initial 3 series? ✓ 2-4-6
Booster? 12 months
12. What is the earliest age the HIB vaccine is given? ✓ 6 weeks
Latest age? 5 years old
13. What interval is Pneumococcal vaccine given? ✓ 2-4-6
14. When is pneumococcal vaccine given in first year? ✓ Vaccines: 2, 4, 6,
When is booster given? #1 Booster: 12mo
Who gets a Second booster and when? #2 Booster: 24 mo for
immunocompromised
15. Who should receive an extra dose of pneumococcal ✓ Immunocompromised
vaccine? When? 2 years old.
16. What interval is the polio vaccine given? ✓ 2-4-6
17. What allergy is concerning with polio vaccine? ✓ Streptomycin
18. Which polio vaccine contains 'live' virus ✓ OPV
19. When is polio booster given? ✓ 6 years old
20. What is concern with OPV and immunocompromised ✓ Cannot be around
family? immunocompromised
, individuatls for 6 weeks
due to viral shedding
21. When in influenza vaccine started? ✓ 6 mo.
22. How is first round of influenza vaccine different from ✓ < 9 y.o.= two doses @ 1
subsequent yearly vaccines? mo apart
23. If infant exposed to MMR, how can vaccine schedule be ✓ Can give as early as 6 mo.
ammended? but needs to continue
with regular schedule of 3
after that.
24. Who is varicella NOT recommended for? ✓ Immunocompromised.
25. When is Varicella vaccine given? ✓ between 12mo-12 years
Booster? (two doses, three months
apart)
(*Ideally, 12 months and
4-6 y.o.)
26. How should varicella and MMR be given ✓ Separated by one month
27. Who gets the Hep A vaccine? ✓ All children
28. What is schedule for Hep A vaccine? ✓ Series of two
I year
2 years
*give at least 6 months
apart
, 29. What is schedule for Meningococcal vaccine? ✓ Series of two:
1. First at 11-12 years old,
2. Second at 16.
30. How are those >16 years old dosed for meningococccal ✓ If they haven't had it
vaccine? before 16 y.o, one dose,
no booster
31. What is the HPV vaccine schedule? ✓ Series of 3:
1. First:11-12 yo,
2. Second, one month
later
3. Third, 6 months after
the initial dose.
32. Which HPV preparation has coverage for 4 strains? ✓ Guardasil: 6,11, 16, 18.
33. Who can get the guardasil? ✓ Boys and girls
34. Who can get the cervarix? ✓ Girls
35. Cation with administering HPV vaccine to adolescents ✓ Have them lie down x 15
minutes after vaccine.
36. When should adverse vaccine reactions be reported? ✓ Within 48 hours
37. Allergy contraindications with IPV? ✓ Streptomycin
38. Allergy contraindications with Flu vaccine? ✓ Eggs
39. Who should not receive the MMR vaccine? ✓ Immunocompromised,
pregnant
40. Patient is a 70-year-old man with a history of diabetes ✓ He is a candidate for
mellitus and cirrhosis secondary to hemochromatosis. several different vaccines,
answers Chamberlain College of Nursing
EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT & GRADED ANSWERS
1. What is the best time interval for giving vaccines? ✓ 6 weeks
2. When is 1st HepB vaccine given ✓ Within 12 hours of birth
3. What is the appropriate schedule for HepB vaccine? ✓ 0-2-6 mo.
4. Treatment for babies born to HBsAg positive mothers? ✓ 1. Hepatitis B vaccine
When are they tested for HBsAg? series at 0, 2, 6
2. Immune globulin within
12 hours of birth.
3. Test for HepB after
hepatitis series is
completed
5. When is Rotavirus vaccine (Rota) given- How many ✓ 3 doses from 6 weeks-32
vaccines are in the series? weeks
6. When must the last dose of Rotavirus vaccine be given ✓ 32 weeks (8 mo.)
by?
,7. When are the DTaP vaccines given in the first year? ✓ 2-4-6
8. What is the upper limit of age for DTaP vaccine? ✓ 7 years old.
9. When are the two boosters of DTaP given? ✓ 15 mo
6 years
10. When is TDaP given? Initial and Booster? ✓ 1. 11 years old
2. every 10 years for life
11. What is HIB schedule for initial 3 series? ✓ 2-4-6
Booster? 12 months
12. What is the earliest age the HIB vaccine is given? ✓ 6 weeks
Latest age? 5 years old
13. What interval is Pneumococcal vaccine given? ✓ 2-4-6
14. When is pneumococcal vaccine given in first year? ✓ Vaccines: 2, 4, 6,
When is booster given? #1 Booster: 12mo
Who gets a Second booster and when? #2 Booster: 24 mo for
immunocompromised
15. Who should receive an extra dose of pneumococcal ✓ Immunocompromised
vaccine? When? 2 years old.
16. What interval is the polio vaccine given? ✓ 2-4-6
17. What allergy is concerning with polio vaccine? ✓ Streptomycin
18. Which polio vaccine contains 'live' virus ✓ OPV
19. When is polio booster given? ✓ 6 years old
20. What is concern with OPV and immunocompromised ✓ Cannot be around
family? immunocompromised
, individuatls for 6 weeks
due to viral shedding
21. When in influenza vaccine started? ✓ 6 mo.
22. How is first round of influenza vaccine different from ✓ < 9 y.o.= two doses @ 1
subsequent yearly vaccines? mo apart
23. If infant exposed to MMR, how can vaccine schedule be ✓ Can give as early as 6 mo.
ammended? but needs to continue
with regular schedule of 3
after that.
24. Who is varicella NOT recommended for? ✓ Immunocompromised.
25. When is Varicella vaccine given? ✓ between 12mo-12 years
Booster? (two doses, three months
apart)
(*Ideally, 12 months and
4-6 y.o.)
26. How should varicella and MMR be given ✓ Separated by one month
27. Who gets the Hep A vaccine? ✓ All children
28. What is schedule for Hep A vaccine? ✓ Series of two
I year
2 years
*give at least 6 months
apart
, 29. What is schedule for Meningococcal vaccine? ✓ Series of two:
1. First at 11-12 years old,
2. Second at 16.
30. How are those >16 years old dosed for meningococccal ✓ If they haven't had it
vaccine? before 16 y.o, one dose,
no booster
31. What is the HPV vaccine schedule? ✓ Series of 3:
1. First:11-12 yo,
2. Second, one month
later
3. Third, 6 months after
the initial dose.
32. Which HPV preparation has coverage for 4 strains? ✓ Guardasil: 6,11, 16, 18.
33. Who can get the guardasil? ✓ Boys and girls
34. Who can get the cervarix? ✓ Girls
35. Cation with administering HPV vaccine to adolescents ✓ Have them lie down x 15
minutes after vaccine.
36. When should adverse vaccine reactions be reported? ✓ Within 48 hours
37. Allergy contraindications with IPV? ✓ Streptomycin
38. Allergy contraindications with Flu vaccine? ✓ Eggs
39. Who should not receive the MMR vaccine? ✓ Immunocompromised,
pregnant
40. Patient is a 70-year-old man with a history of diabetes ✓ He is a candidate for
mellitus and cirrhosis secondary to hemochromatosis. several different vaccines,
