NSG 6005 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Cholera live vaccine (Vaxchora).
Answer: •Antibodies are measurable 10 days after vaccination.
•Drug interaction: do not administer systemic antibiotics within 14
days; chloroquine may decrease immune response.
age 18 to 64 years.
‒Store in freezer, mixed into bottled water.
Avoid eating or drinking for 60 minutes
◉ Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine.
Answer: §Immune stimulant
§Most effective in children
§ADRs: disseminated disease in patients with tuberculosis
•Skin lesions at injection site is normal reaction.
§May cause false-positive purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test
result
◉ Inactivated Vaccines.
,Answer: §Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine, Haemophilus B,
Inactivated poliovirus vaccine, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, (HPV)
§Influenza vaccine
•Pneumococcal vaccine
•Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine
§Lyme disease vaccine
§Typhoid vaccine
§Cholera vaccine
§Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine
§Plague vaccine
§Rabies vaccine
◉ Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine DTAP.
Answer: §Contraindications: anaphylactic reaction, progressive
neurological disease, high temperature or seizure after previous
DTaP dose (not Tdap)
§Diphtheria vaccine given before age 7 years and Tdap after
◉ DTAP schedule.
Answer: •DTaP: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15 to 18 months and
4 to 6 years
•Tdap: 11 to 12 years
Adults should receive Tdap or Td every 10 years
, ◉ Haemophilus B Conjugate Vaccine.
Answer: Protects against invasive H. influenzae
§Contraindications: allergy to components of vaccine, moderate to
severe illness, only given to children younger than age 6 years
§ADRs: injection site pain and redness
◉ Haemophilus B Conjugate Vaccine dosing.
Answer: •ActHib or Pentacel: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 to
15 months (booster dose)
•PedvaxHIB or Comvax: 2 months, 4 months, 12 to 15 months
(booster dose)
•If first dose given after age 15 months, then child only needs one
dose
◉ tetanus shot.
Answer: every 5-10 years
◉ Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine.
Answer: §Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), IPV/DTaP (Pediarix),
DTaP/HIB/IPV (Pentacel)
§Contraindications: allergy to neomycin, streptomycin, or polymyxin
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2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Cholera live vaccine (Vaxchora).
Answer: •Antibodies are measurable 10 days after vaccination.
•Drug interaction: do not administer systemic antibiotics within 14
days; chloroquine may decrease immune response.
age 18 to 64 years.
‒Store in freezer, mixed into bottled water.
Avoid eating or drinking for 60 minutes
◉ Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine.
Answer: §Immune stimulant
§Most effective in children
§ADRs: disseminated disease in patients with tuberculosis
•Skin lesions at injection site is normal reaction.
§May cause false-positive purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test
result
◉ Inactivated Vaccines.
,Answer: §Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine, Haemophilus B,
Inactivated poliovirus vaccine, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, (HPV)
§Influenza vaccine
•Pneumococcal vaccine
•Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine
§Lyme disease vaccine
§Typhoid vaccine
§Cholera vaccine
§Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine
§Plague vaccine
§Rabies vaccine
◉ Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine DTAP.
Answer: §Contraindications: anaphylactic reaction, progressive
neurological disease, high temperature or seizure after previous
DTaP dose (not Tdap)
§Diphtheria vaccine given before age 7 years and Tdap after
◉ DTAP schedule.
Answer: •DTaP: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15 to 18 months and
4 to 6 years
•Tdap: 11 to 12 years
Adults should receive Tdap or Td every 10 years
, ◉ Haemophilus B Conjugate Vaccine.
Answer: Protects against invasive H. influenzae
§Contraindications: allergy to components of vaccine, moderate to
severe illness, only given to children younger than age 6 years
§ADRs: injection site pain and redness
◉ Haemophilus B Conjugate Vaccine dosing.
Answer: •ActHib or Pentacel: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 to
15 months (booster dose)
•PedvaxHIB or Comvax: 2 months, 4 months, 12 to 15 months
(booster dose)
•If first dose given after age 15 months, then child only needs one
dose
◉ tetanus shot.
Answer: every 5-10 years
◉ Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine.
Answer: §Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), IPV/DTaP (Pediarix),
DTaP/HIB/IPV (Pentacel)
§Contraindications: allergy to neomycin, streptomycin, or polymyxin
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