Immunization Training Study Exam
Questions and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient before administering IIV? - Answer:
Are you sick today?
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for pharmacists to use diagnosis-based screening
to identify people at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases? - Answer: Performing a medication review
for a patient who has diabetes.
During which step of the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process would a pharmacist analyze a patient's need
for certain vaccines? - Answer: Assess
HealthMap Vaccine Finder is a free online tool that allows pharmacists to: - Answer: List their
vaccination services so patients can find them when searching the website for nearby immunizers.
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: - Answer: Prompt immunity
David is a healthy 5-year-old boy who is scheduled to see his pediatrician for a checkup in July prior to
starting kindergarten. David's immunization record reveals that he has received the following vaccines:
3 doses of HepB
4 doses of PCV13
2 doses of HepA
3 doses of IPV
2 doses of rotavirus
1 dose of MMRV
4 doses of DTaP
, 4 doses of Hib
Which vaccines should David receive at this visit? - Answer: DTaP, IPV, MMR, and varicella.
HZV should not be administered to a patient with a history of anaphylaxis to: - Answer: Gelatin
Which entity determines the specific vaccines that a pharmacist may administer? - Answer: States
through laws and regulations
According to ACIP recommendations, HZV is indicated for the prevention of herpes zoster in adults aged:
- Answer: 60 years and older
In 2014, which vaccination rate was lowest among adolescents 13 through 17 years of age? - Answer:
HPV
In the event that a young child is fussy following the receipt of a vaccine, pharmacists should advise
parents to: - Answer: Comfort the child and engage in quiet activities.
Which of the following is the best example of a group with which individual pharmacists can collaborate
to increase immunization rates in their communities? - Answer: Local health departments
Why are adjuvants added to vaccines? - Answer: To strengthen the immune response to the antigen.
Upon giving a Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) to a patient who is to receive a vaccine cover under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, what must be documented? - Answer: The date the VIS was
given to the patient or caregiver and the date printed on the VIS.
Which disease is characterized by the development of a membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx,
leading to respiratory obstruction? - Answer: Diphtheria.
What is the time interval for which the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome following influenza
vaccination would result in a precaution for future influenza vaccines? - Answer: Within 6 weeks
Questions and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient before administering IIV? - Answer:
Are you sick today?
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for pharmacists to use diagnosis-based screening
to identify people at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases? - Answer: Performing a medication review
for a patient who has diabetes.
During which step of the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process would a pharmacist analyze a patient's need
for certain vaccines? - Answer: Assess
HealthMap Vaccine Finder is a free online tool that allows pharmacists to: - Answer: List their
vaccination services so patients can find them when searching the website for nearby immunizers.
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: - Answer: Prompt immunity
David is a healthy 5-year-old boy who is scheduled to see his pediatrician for a checkup in July prior to
starting kindergarten. David's immunization record reveals that he has received the following vaccines:
3 doses of HepB
4 doses of PCV13
2 doses of HepA
3 doses of IPV
2 doses of rotavirus
1 dose of MMRV
4 doses of DTaP
, 4 doses of Hib
Which vaccines should David receive at this visit? - Answer: DTaP, IPV, MMR, and varicella.
HZV should not be administered to a patient with a history of anaphylaxis to: - Answer: Gelatin
Which entity determines the specific vaccines that a pharmacist may administer? - Answer: States
through laws and regulations
According to ACIP recommendations, HZV is indicated for the prevention of herpes zoster in adults aged:
- Answer: 60 years and older
In 2014, which vaccination rate was lowest among adolescents 13 through 17 years of age? - Answer:
HPV
In the event that a young child is fussy following the receipt of a vaccine, pharmacists should advise
parents to: - Answer: Comfort the child and engage in quiet activities.
Which of the following is the best example of a group with which individual pharmacists can collaborate
to increase immunization rates in their communities? - Answer: Local health departments
Why are adjuvants added to vaccines? - Answer: To strengthen the immune response to the antigen.
Upon giving a Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) to a patient who is to receive a vaccine cover under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, what must be documented? - Answer: The date the VIS was
given to the patient or caregiver and the date printed on the VIS.
Which disease is characterized by the development of a membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx,
leading to respiratory obstruction? - Answer: Diphtheria.
What is the time interval for which the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome following influenza
vaccination would result in a precaution for future influenza vaccines? - Answer: Within 6 weeks
