PTCB Immunization Certificate Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Storage and handling plans include: Correct Answer 1. Ordering and accepting vaccine deliveries
2. Storing and handling vaccines
3. Managing inventory
4. Managing potentially compromised vaccines
5. Backup plans for power outages. Equipment malfunctions and disasters
6. Packing materials
CDC SOP recommendations Correct Answer 1. Staff training and continuing education
2. Routine storage and handling
3. Emergency vaccine storage, handling and transport
SOP Correct Answer Standard Operating Procedures
VIS Correct Answer Vaccine Information Sheet
Vaccines Correct Answer 1. A product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity 2. Administered through needle injections by mouth or nose
3. Can be live or inactivated
Vaccine storage and handling errors result in: Correct Answer 1. Reduced potency and effectiveness
2. Financial cost due to wasted vaccines
3. Loss of patient confidence in vaccines
ACIP Correct Answer Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
CDC Correct Answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Issued guidance training requirements to vaccinate Correct Answer 1. Must complete a practical training program that is approved by the ACPE; the program must include hands on injection technique and treatment of emergency reactions
2. Must have current certificate in CPR
3. Must complete 2 hours of ACPE approved immunization related ces during the relevant state licensing period
4. If 18 years old or younger, must inform patient and/or caregiver to follow u[p with PCP
Issued guidance requirements to vaccinate Correct Answer 1. Must be ordered by supervising qualified rph 2. Supervising qualified rph must be readily available to qualified tech
3. Must be FDA authorized or licensed
4. Must be administered according to ACIP's COVID-19 recommendations OR standard
immunization schedule
"qualified" pharmacy tech Correct Answer pharmacy tech working in states with licensure and/or registration must be licensed and/or registered in accordance with state
requirements; pharmacy techs working in states without licensure and/or registration must have a cpht certification from either PTCB or NHA
Vaccines allowed under issued guidance Correct Answer FDA licensed COVID-19 vaccines to individuals 3 years of age and older as well as ACIP recommended vaccinations to children 3 to 18 years old
Legal federal requirements Correct Answer historically determined at state level; due to the pandemic Dept of Health & Human Services issued guidance allowing techs to act as immunizers
Legal state requirements Correct Answer every state is different!
*Idaho, Rhode Island, Michigan, Utah , Nevada and Washington State allowed techs to give immunizations prior to the pandemic
Common preventable illnesses Correct Answer 1. Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis
2. Rotavirus
3. Polio (PV)
4. Influenza
5. Measles, Mumps & Rubella
6. Chicken Pox (Varicella)
7. Hepatitis B
8. Pnuemonia
9. Shingles
Tracking immunizations resource Correct Answer CDC immunization schedule
Required emergency supplies Correct Answer 1. Epipen/epinephrine (for anaphylaxis/allergic reactions)
2. Blood Pressure Monitor
3. Reference Materials (i.e. Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions)
Pharmacy's role in providing vaccines Correct Answer 1. Accessibility
2. Ease of access
3. Lack of barriers
VAERS Correct Answer Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Refrigerated vaccines Correct Answer 1. Dtap
2. Storing and handling vaccines
3. Managing inventory
4. Managing potentially compromised vaccines
5. Backup plans for power outages. Equipment malfunctions and disasters
6. Packing materials
CDC SOP recommendations Correct Answer 1. Staff training and continuing education
2. Routine storage and handling
3. Emergency vaccine storage, handling and transport
SOP Correct Answer Standard Operating Procedures
VIS Correct Answer Vaccine Information Sheet
Vaccines Correct Answer 1. A product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity 2. Administered through needle injections by mouth or nose
3. Can be live or inactivated
Vaccine storage and handling errors result in: Correct Answer 1. Reduced potency and effectiveness
2. Financial cost due to wasted vaccines
3. Loss of patient confidence in vaccines
ACIP Correct Answer Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
CDC Correct Answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Issued guidance training requirements to vaccinate Correct Answer 1. Must complete a practical training program that is approved by the ACPE; the program must include hands on injection technique and treatment of emergency reactions
2. Must have current certificate in CPR
3. Must complete 2 hours of ACPE approved immunization related ces during the relevant state licensing period
4. If 18 years old or younger, must inform patient and/or caregiver to follow u[p with PCP
Issued guidance requirements to vaccinate Correct Answer 1. Must be ordered by supervising qualified rph 2. Supervising qualified rph must be readily available to qualified tech
3. Must be FDA authorized or licensed
4. Must be administered according to ACIP's COVID-19 recommendations OR standard
immunization schedule
"qualified" pharmacy tech Correct Answer pharmacy tech working in states with licensure and/or registration must be licensed and/or registered in accordance with state
requirements; pharmacy techs working in states without licensure and/or registration must have a cpht certification from either PTCB or NHA
Vaccines allowed under issued guidance Correct Answer FDA licensed COVID-19 vaccines to individuals 3 years of age and older as well as ACIP recommended vaccinations to children 3 to 18 years old
Legal federal requirements Correct Answer historically determined at state level; due to the pandemic Dept of Health & Human Services issued guidance allowing techs to act as immunizers
Legal state requirements Correct Answer every state is different!
*Idaho, Rhode Island, Michigan, Utah , Nevada and Washington State allowed techs to give immunizations prior to the pandemic
Common preventable illnesses Correct Answer 1. Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis
2. Rotavirus
3. Polio (PV)
4. Influenza
5. Measles, Mumps & Rubella
6. Chicken Pox (Varicella)
7. Hepatitis B
8. Pnuemonia
9. Shingles
Tracking immunizations resource Correct Answer CDC immunization schedule
Required emergency supplies Correct Answer 1. Epipen/epinephrine (for anaphylaxis/allergic reactions)
2. Blood Pressure Monitor
3. Reference Materials (i.e. Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions)
Pharmacy's role in providing vaccines Correct Answer 1. Accessibility
2. Ease of access
3. Lack of barriers
VAERS Correct Answer Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Refrigerated vaccines Correct Answer 1. Dtap
