PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL RESPONSE
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◉ precaution. Answer: guillain-barre is a ________________ for certain
vaccines, such as the swine flu vaccine from the 1970s, but is very
rare
◉ date administered
name of vaccine
lot # and expiration date
manufacturers name
site & route vaccine given
edition of the VIS
name & address of facility administering vaccine
name of person administering vaccine. Answer: what are all of the
things that need to be documented when immunizations are given?
◉ b/c if the child happens to have an anaphylactic reaction, they will
be able to trace it back to the specific manufacturer and lot, and will
be able to determine if there was a problem with the lot of vaccines
,b/c if the child receives the vaccine in the hospital and the
documentation is not sent or shared with their PCP at the office, the
child could end up getting an unnecessary vaccine that they have
already gotten unless they have a copy of the documentation.
Answer: why do so many items need to be documented when a
vaccine is given?
◉ NO; they will receive only the missed doses. Answer: If a child
receives the first round of a vaccine and does not get the next
vaccine at the recommended time, do they start over the series?
◉ yes. Answer: can multiple vaccines be given on the same day?
◉ Thimerosal (mercury). Answer: ____________________ is NOT an
ingredient in all routinely recommended pediatric vaccines since
2001
◉ it is a preservative
it is no longer put into vaccines because there was a thought that it
was the cause of autism. Answer: why did Thimerosal used to be put
into vaccines? why is it no longer?
◉ no!! the number of cases of autism has actually gone up since
2001 when thimerosal was d/c from being in vaccines. Answer: is
thimerosal a cause of autism? how do we know?
, ◉ when the child has severe illness with:
- high fever
- immunosuppression
-has recently (within weeks) received blood products. Answer: when
is temporarily postponing a vaccine recommended/ allowed?
◉ when the child has a minor respiratory illness or a low-grade
fever. Answer: when is postponing vaccines NOT appropriate?
◉ IM. Answer: how is Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus vaccine
administered?
◉ IM. Answer: how is Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB) vaccine
administered?
◉ Sub-q. Answer: how is the polio vaccine administered?
◉ sub-q. Answer: how is the MMR vaccine administered?
◉ IM. Answer: how are the HepA and HepB vaccines administered
◉ sub-q. Answer: how is the varicella vaccine administered?