APhA Immunization Prerequisite pretest
Exam training Questions with Rated A +
Marking Scheme Latest 2024/2025
The childhood/adolescent and adult immunization schedules are
updated and published annually during which months? -
correct answer These are typically made available at the end
of January or early February.
If a patient received the first dose of HepB but did not return for
the remaining doses in the series, under what circumstances
should the HepB series be restarted? - correct answer If the
patients fall behind with vaccinations given in a multi-dose
series, it usually is not necessary to start the series over. Oral
typhoid is the one exception.
According to ACIP recommendations, what is the maximum
number of doses of PPSV23 a patient should receive in his or her
lifetime? - correct answer 3 doses
Upon giving a VIS to a patient who is to receive a vaccine under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, what must be
documented? - correct answer Patient name
Date the vaccine was administered
Vaccine manufacturer and lot number
Name
Address
Title of person administering the vaccine
Date printed on the VIS
,Date the VIS was given to the vaccine recipient
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? - correct
answer 5th dose of DTaP
4th dose of IPV
2nd dose of MMR
2nd dose of Varicella
John is a 46-year-old man with diabetes. He requests a refill of
his diabetes testing supplies on October 21st. His immunization
record indicates that he has completed the primary series of
MMR, DTaP, HepA, and HepB vaccines. John has a documented
history of chickenpox, and his last Td booster dose was 19 years
, ago. Which of the following vaccines should he receive? -
correct answer 1 dose of IIV
1 dose of Tdap
1 dose of PPSV23
What is the standard dose of epinephrine for managing
anaphylaxis? - correct answer 0.01 mg/kg/dose with a
maximum of 0.5 mg per dose
Which of the following tetanus booster vaccines would be most
appropriate for administration to a 12-year-old boy who has
completed a primary series with DTaP and has no known
allergies? - correct answer 1 dose of Tdap, followed by 1 dose
of Td every 10 years after.
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: - correct answer prompt
immunity
If a patient is a candidate for revaccination with PPSV23, what is
the ACIP-recommended interval between doses of this vaccine? -
correct answer 5 years
Alex is a 32-year-old man who is scheduled to travel to a country
where hepatitis A is endemic. He leaves in 3 weeks and will be
gone a month. He received his first dose of hepatitis A vaccine
Exam training Questions with Rated A +
Marking Scheme Latest 2024/2025
The childhood/adolescent and adult immunization schedules are
updated and published annually during which months? -
correct answer These are typically made available at the end
of January or early February.
If a patient received the first dose of HepB but did not return for
the remaining doses in the series, under what circumstances
should the HepB series be restarted? - correct answer If the
patients fall behind with vaccinations given in a multi-dose
series, it usually is not necessary to start the series over. Oral
typhoid is the one exception.
According to ACIP recommendations, what is the maximum
number of doses of PPSV23 a patient should receive in his or her
lifetime? - correct answer 3 doses
Upon giving a VIS to a patient who is to receive a vaccine under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, what must be
documented? - correct answer Patient name
Date the vaccine was administered
Vaccine manufacturer and lot number
Name
Address
Title of person administering the vaccine
Date printed on the VIS
,Date the VIS was given to the vaccine recipient
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? - correct
answer 5th dose of DTaP
4th dose of IPV
2nd dose of MMR
2nd dose of Varicella
John is a 46-year-old man with diabetes. He requests a refill of
his diabetes testing supplies on October 21st. His immunization
record indicates that he has completed the primary series of
MMR, DTaP, HepA, and HepB vaccines. John has a documented
history of chickenpox, and his last Td booster dose was 19 years
, ago. Which of the following vaccines should he receive? -
correct answer 1 dose of IIV
1 dose of Tdap
1 dose of PPSV23
What is the standard dose of epinephrine for managing
anaphylaxis? - correct answer 0.01 mg/kg/dose with a
maximum of 0.5 mg per dose
Which of the following tetanus booster vaccines would be most
appropriate for administration to a 12-year-old boy who has
completed a primary series with DTaP and has no known
allergies? - correct answer 1 dose of Tdap, followed by 1 dose
of Td every 10 years after.
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: - correct answer prompt
immunity
If a patient is a candidate for revaccination with PPSV23, what is
the ACIP-recommended interval between doses of this vaccine? -
correct answer 5 years
Alex is a 32-year-old man who is scheduled to travel to a country
where hepatitis A is endemic. He leaves in 3 weeks and will be
gone a month. He received his first dose of hepatitis A vaccine
