PTCB IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

PTCB IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION "qualified" pharmacy tech - 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 ACIP - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices anaphylaxis - symptoms typically occur within 15 minutes; common for pulse to be weak and rapid appropriate needle for intramuscular injections - 1 inch appropriate needle for subcutaneous injections - 5/8 inch beyond use date - based upon when vial is first opened; if none, use expiration date C.A.S.E. – corroborate - acknowledge the concern about me - why should they trust you? science - provide accurate truthful documented facts explain - advise based on the science CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC SOP recommendations – 1. staff training and continuing education 2. routine storage and handling 3. emergency vaccine storage, handling and transport common preventable illnesses – 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 equipment maintenance includes: - 1. protecting the power supply 2. maintaining the storage equipment 3. addressing alarm alerts 4. adjusting storage unit temperature expiration date – 1. established by the drug manufacturer 2. month/year format indicates med will expire on the last day of that month 3. month/day/year format indicates med will expire at EOD of that day expired inactivated vaccine - repeat injection with viable vaccine (same day/same time) expired live virus vaccine - must wait at least 28 days before repeating injection freezer temperature range - -58 degrees to 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-50 degrees to -15 degrees Celsius) frozen vaccines – 1. Varicella 2. Zostavax how long must temperature logs be kept? - minimum of 3 years how often must be temperatures be recorded? - twice daily (once in the morning and once at EOD) IM - intramuscularly importance of vaccine administration technique – 1. reduces the chance of harming the patient 2. increases the likelihood of immunity from vaccine 3. creates a more positive experience for patient 4. increases efficiency and comfort level as an immunizer intramuscular angle of injection - 90 degrees intramuscular vaccine injection site - administer in the deltoid *aim for above the level of armpit but 2 -3 fingerbreadths, or a couple inches below