What are the 3 principles of health supervision?
-Developmental surveillance & screening
-Injury & disease prevention
-Health promotion
Which immunizations are given via SubQ?
-IPV (Inactivated polio vaccine)
-MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
-Varicella
Which immunizations are given orally?
Rotavirus
-The only one given in the US orally
Which immunizations are given IM?
The rest of them!
,What is passive immunity?
immunoglobulins passed from one person to another
-ie. mother-to-baby (breastmilk & placenta) and blood transfusions
What is active immunity?
Own immune system activates a response
How do vaccines work?
They stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies against a specific disease,
when the disease (aka antigen) invades, the body is read to send antibodies to fight
against
What are the 5 different types of immunizations?
-Live
-Inactivated
-Toxoid
-Conjugate
-Recombinant
, What does VIS stand for?
Vaccine immunization sheet
T/F: Some parents will receive a VIS
FALSE
-ALL parents will receive a VIS, the nurse should document that a VIS was provided
What are contraindications for immunizations?
-Pt is immunocompromised
-Pregnant (can't get live vaccines)
-Recently received blood products
-Moderate to severe illness
-Prior anaphylaxis reaction
What are the 6 immunizations given @ infancy?
1.) Hep B
2.) DTaP
3.) Polio
4.) Haemophilus influenza type B