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 tr ANSfusion 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? - ANS 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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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 - ANS 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. - ANS C
A health care provider who has not been vaccinated against hepatitis B is stuck by a contaminated
needle after administering an immunization to a hepatitis B-positive patient. In addition to hepatitis B
vaccine, the health care provider also should receive hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIG) as postexposure
prophylaxis because the HBIG provides:
A. Long-term protection
B. Both short- and long-term protection
C. A booster effect for the vaccine
D. Prompt immunity - ANS D
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for pharmacists to use diagnosis-based screening
to identify people at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases?
A. Performing a medication review for a patient who has diabetes.
B. Recommending vaccinations for a patient undergoing a splenectomy.
C. Providing hospital discharge counseling to a patient.
D. Providing vaccine information at a booth of a health fair. - ANS A
Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations?
, A. Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to protect those who cannot be vaccinated.
B. Immunity that occurs following infection with wild-type virus.
C. Vaccinating groups of individuals who are at high risk for disease from environmental microbes.
D. Immunity from diseases that circulate in other species. - ANS A
Which of the following is a requirement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's)
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?
A. All persons employed by the pharmacy must be offered hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines.
B. Health care providers must use safety devices when administering injectable vaccines.
C. All needles should be clipped or recapped before placing in the biohazard container.
D. All employees of the pharmacy must attend an OSHA training course every 5 years. - ANS B
Which type of vaccine involves stimulation of B cells without the assistance of T helper cells?
A. Live attenuated vaccines
B. Conjugated vaccines
C. Pure polysaccharide vaccines
D. Recombinant vaccines - ANS C
Which disease is almost certain to cause death if infected patients do not receive postexposure
prophylaxis?
A. Hepatitis B.
B. Measles.
C. Meningococal disease.
D. Rabies. - ANS D
The childhood/adolescent and adult immunization schedules are updated and published annually during
which months?
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 tr ANSfusion 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? - ANS 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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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 - ANS 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. - ANS C
A health care provider who has not been vaccinated against hepatitis B is stuck by a contaminated
needle after administering an immunization to a hepatitis B-positive patient. In addition to hepatitis B
vaccine, the health care provider also should receive hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIG) as postexposure
prophylaxis because the HBIG provides:
A. Long-term protection
B. Both short- and long-term protection
C. A booster effect for the vaccine
D. Prompt immunity - ANS D
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for pharmacists to use diagnosis-based screening
to identify people at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases?
A. Performing a medication review for a patient who has diabetes.
B. Recommending vaccinations for a patient undergoing a splenectomy.
C. Providing hospital discharge counseling to a patient.
D. Providing vaccine information at a booth of a health fair. - ANS A
Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations?
, A. Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to protect those who cannot be vaccinated.
B. Immunity that occurs following infection with wild-type virus.
C. Vaccinating groups of individuals who are at high risk for disease from environmental microbes.
D. Immunity from diseases that circulate in other species. - ANS A
Which of the following is a requirement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's)
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?
A. All persons employed by the pharmacy must be offered hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines.
B. Health care providers must use safety devices when administering injectable vaccines.
C. All needles should be clipped or recapped before placing in the biohazard container.
D. All employees of the pharmacy must attend an OSHA training course every 5 years. - ANS B
Which type of vaccine involves stimulation of B cells without the assistance of T helper cells?
A. Live attenuated vaccines
B. Conjugated vaccines
C. Pure polysaccharide vaccines
D. Recombinant vaccines - ANS C
Which disease is almost certain to cause death if infected patients do not receive postexposure
prophylaxis?
A. Hepatitis B.
B. Measles.
C. Meningococal disease.
D. Rabies. - ANS D
The childhood/adolescent and adult immunization schedules are updated and published annually during
which months?
