NURS 6501 Exam 1 Study Guide – Advanced Pathophysiology
– Walden University – 2025-2026 Verified Questions &
Answers
Deciding |which |vaccine |a |pt |will |get |depends |on |HALO: |- |answers- |H: |Health |Factors: |presence |of |
chronic |disease, |pregnancy, |STDs |history, |immunosuppression
- |A: |Age |Factors: |Adolescents |and |young |adults, |age |50 |years |and |older, |age |65 |years |and |older
- |L: |Lifestyle |Factors: |Born |outside |US, |men |having |sex |with |men, |more |than |1 |sex |partner |in |6 |
months, |injection |use, |international |travel
- |O: |Occupational |Factors: |College, |daycare |workers, |sanitation |workers, |prisoner, |nursing |home |
resident
You |should |not |give |a |live |attenuated |vaccine |to |somebody |that |is: |- |answers- |immunocompromised |
(high |dose |steroids, |cancer |or |chemo, |HIV/AIDs, |taking |immunosuppressive |drugs)
- |Pregnant |patients
- |Should |not |try |to |become |pregnant |until |4 |weeks |after |getting |the |vaccine
- |Pt |with |moderate |to |severe |acute |illness
- |You |can |give |the |vaccine |to |somebody |with |a |minor |illness, |like |a |cold
General |Administration |Guidelines |for |Vaccines |- |answers- |All |vaccines |used |for |routine |vaccines |can |
be |given |at |the |same |time
- |If |2 |live |vaccines |are |not |given |simultaneously, |the |provider |must |wait |at |least |4 |weeks |before |
giving |the |2nd |live |vaccine
- |Inactive |vaccines |can |be |given |at |any |time |before |or |after |each |other |and |live |vaccines
Who |should |get |the |Hepatitis |A/B |vaccine |- |answers- |Sex |partners |of |infected |people
, - |Health |care |and |public |safety |workers |at |risk |for |occupational |exposure
- |Travelers |to |different |countries |with |intermediate/high |prevalence |of |it
- |Dialysis |pts
- |Men |who |have |sex |with |men
Who |should |not |get |the |herpes |zoster |vaccine? |- |answers- |Don't |give |to |pts |that |have |serious |
reactions |to |gelatin, |neomycin, |or |people |with |weakened |immune |systems |(prolonged |use |of |high |
dose |steroids, |HIV/AIDs, |cancer |or |getting |chemo, |PREGNANT |pts
- |pregnant
- |currently |sick
Examples |of |live |attenuated |vaccines |- |answers- |herpes |zoster
- |MMR
Differential |Diagnoses |for |sudden |vision |loss |- |answers- |Acute |angle-closure |glaucoma
- |Central |retinal |vessel |occlusion
- |Iritis |or |uveitis
- |Stroke
- |Retinal |hemorrhage
- |Corneal |ulcer
- |Giant |cell |arteritis
Differential |diagnoses |for |gradual |vision |loss |- |answers- |Amblyopia
- Cataracts
| |
- Corneal |opacities
| |
- Primary |open-angle |glaucoma
| |
- Iritis |or |uveitis
| |
- Macular |degeneration
| |
- Pit |tumor
| |
- Retinal |detachment
| |
- Vitreous |opacities
| |
Viral |Conjunctivitis:
- |definition, |appearance |- |answersRecent |URI |or |exposure |to |sick |ppl
– Walden University – 2025-2026 Verified Questions &
Answers
Deciding |which |vaccine |a |pt |will |get |depends |on |HALO: |- |answers- |H: |Health |Factors: |presence |of |
chronic |disease, |pregnancy, |STDs |history, |immunosuppression
- |A: |Age |Factors: |Adolescents |and |young |adults, |age |50 |years |and |older, |age |65 |years |and |older
- |L: |Lifestyle |Factors: |Born |outside |US, |men |having |sex |with |men, |more |than |1 |sex |partner |in |6 |
months, |injection |use, |international |travel
- |O: |Occupational |Factors: |College, |daycare |workers, |sanitation |workers, |prisoner, |nursing |home |
resident
You |should |not |give |a |live |attenuated |vaccine |to |somebody |that |is: |- |answers- |immunocompromised |
(high |dose |steroids, |cancer |or |chemo, |HIV/AIDs, |taking |immunosuppressive |drugs)
- |Pregnant |patients
- |Should |not |try |to |become |pregnant |until |4 |weeks |after |getting |the |vaccine
- |Pt |with |moderate |to |severe |acute |illness
- |You |can |give |the |vaccine |to |somebody |with |a |minor |illness, |like |a |cold
General |Administration |Guidelines |for |Vaccines |- |answers- |All |vaccines |used |for |routine |vaccines |can |
be |given |at |the |same |time
- |If |2 |live |vaccines |are |not |given |simultaneously, |the |provider |must |wait |at |least |4 |weeks |before |
giving |the |2nd |live |vaccine
- |Inactive |vaccines |can |be |given |at |any |time |before |or |after |each |other |and |live |vaccines
Who |should |get |the |Hepatitis |A/B |vaccine |- |answers- |Sex |partners |of |infected |people
, - |Health |care |and |public |safety |workers |at |risk |for |occupational |exposure
- |Travelers |to |different |countries |with |intermediate/high |prevalence |of |it
- |Dialysis |pts
- |Men |who |have |sex |with |men
Who |should |not |get |the |herpes |zoster |vaccine? |- |answers- |Don't |give |to |pts |that |have |serious |
reactions |to |gelatin, |neomycin, |or |people |with |weakened |immune |systems |(prolonged |use |of |high |
dose |steroids, |HIV/AIDs, |cancer |or |getting |chemo, |PREGNANT |pts
- |pregnant
- |currently |sick
Examples |of |live |attenuated |vaccines |- |answers- |herpes |zoster
- |MMR
Differential |Diagnoses |for |sudden |vision |loss |- |answers- |Acute |angle-closure |glaucoma
- |Central |retinal |vessel |occlusion
- |Iritis |or |uveitis
- |Stroke
- |Retinal |hemorrhage
- |Corneal |ulcer
- |Giant |cell |arteritis
Differential |diagnoses |for |gradual |vision |loss |- |answers- |Amblyopia
- Cataracts
| |
- Corneal |opacities
| |
- Primary |open-angle |glaucoma
| |
- Iritis |or |uveitis
| |
- Macular |degeneration
| |
- Pit |tumor
| |
- Retinal |detachment
| |
- Vitreous |opacities
| |
Viral |Conjunctivitis:
- |definition, |appearance |- |answersRecent |URI |or |exposure |to |sick |ppl
