APhA Immunization Self-Study Assessment

Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient before administering IIV? A. Are you sick today? B. During the past year, have you received a blood transfusion or immune (gamma) globulin? C. Have you received any vaccinations in the past 4 weeks? D. Do you have cancer, leukemia, AIDS, or any other immune system problem? - Answer- A Which of the following diseases are transmitted through mosquito bites? A. Typhoid fever and Haemophilus influenzae type b. B. Hepatitis A and typhoid fever. C. Yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis. D. Hepatitis A and measles. - Answer- C Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to provide immunizations in his pharmacy for the first time next fall. He has no documentation of receiving the hepatitis B vaccine and would like to be vaccinated before administering vaccines in his practice. What is the recommended routine schedule for vaccination against hepatitis B? A. 0 and 2 months. B. 0 and 6 months. C. 0, 1, and 2 months. D. 0, 1, and 6 months. - Answer- D If pharmacists are called upon to assist with vaccination efforts following a natural disaster, which vaccine is likely to be needed by many of the victims? A. Tetanus B. Pneumococcal C. MMR D. Meningococcal B - Answer- A Upon giving a VIS to a patient who is to receive a vaccine cover under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, what must be documented? A. The date the VIS was given to the patient or caregiver and the title of the VIS. B. The date printed on the VIS and signed confirmation that the patient has read the VIS. C. The date the VIS was given to the patient or caregiver and the date printed on the VIS. D. Signed confirmation that the patient has read the VIS and the title of the VIS. - Answer- C A health care provider who has not been vaccinated against hepatitis B is stuck by a contaminated ne