PTCB Immunization Certificate Exam Questions &
Answers.
Storage and handling plans include: - 1. Ordering and accepting vaccine deliveries
2. Storing and handling vaccines
3. Managing inventory
4. Managing potentially compromised vaccines
5. Backup plans for power outages. Equipment malfunctions and disasters
6. Packing materials
CDC SOP recommendations - 1. Staff training and continuing education
2. Routine storage and handling
3. Emergency vaccine storage, handling and transport
SOP - Standard Operating Procedures
VIS - Vaccine Information Sheet
Vaccines - 1. A product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity
2. Administered through needle injections by mouth or nose
3. Can be live or inactivated
Vaccine storage and handling errors result in: - 1. Reduced potency and effectiveness
2. Financial cost due to wasted vaccines
3. Loss of patient confidence in vaccines
ACIP - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Issued guidance training requirements to vaccinate - 1. Must complete a practical
training program that is approved by the ACPE; the program must include hands on
injection technique and treatment of emergency reactions
2. Must have current certificate in CPR
3. Must complete 2 hours of ACPE approved immunization related CEs during the
relevant state licensing period
4. If 18 years old or younger, must inform patient and/or caregiver to follow u [p with
PCP
Issued guidance requirements to vaccinate - 1. Must be ordered by supervising qualified
Raphe
2. Supervising qualified Raphe must be readily available to qualified tech
3. Must be FDA authorized or licensed
4. Must be administered according to ACIP's COVID-19 recommendations OR standard
immunization schedule
, "Qualified" pharmacy tech - pharmacy tech working in states with licensure and/or
registration must be licensed and/or registered in accordance with state requirements;
pharmacy techs working in states without licensure and/or registration must have a CT
certification from either PTCB or NHA
Vaccines allowed under issued guidance - FDA licensed COVID-19 vaccines to
individuals 3 years of age and older as well as ACIP recommended vaccinations to
children 3 to 18 years old
Legal federal requirements - historically determined at state level; due to the pandemic
Dept. of Health & Human Services issued guidance allowing techs to act as immunizers
Legal state requirements - every state is different!
*Idaho, Rhode Island, Michigan, Utah, Nevada and Washington State allowed techs to
give immunizations prior to the pandemic
Common preventable illnesses - 1. Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis
2. Rotavirus
3. Polio (PV)
4. Influenza
5. Measles, Mumps & Rubella
6. Chicken Pox (Varicella)
7. Hepatitis B
8. Pneumonia
9. Shingles
Tracking immunizations resource - CDC immunization schedule
Required emergency supplies - 1. Epicene/epinephrine (for anaphylaxis/allergic
reactions)
2. Blood Pressure Monitor
3. Reference Materials (i.e. Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions)
Pharmacy’s role in providing vaccines - 1. Accessibility
2. Ease of access
3. Lack of barriers
VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Refrigerated vaccines - 1. Dap
2. Hip A
3. Hip B
4. HPV
5. Influenza
6. MMR
Answers.
Storage and handling plans include: - 1. Ordering and accepting vaccine deliveries
2. Storing and handling vaccines
3. Managing inventory
4. Managing potentially compromised vaccines
5. Backup plans for power outages. Equipment malfunctions and disasters
6. Packing materials
CDC SOP recommendations - 1. Staff training and continuing education
2. Routine storage and handling
3. Emergency vaccine storage, handling and transport
SOP - Standard Operating Procedures
VIS - Vaccine Information Sheet
Vaccines - 1. A product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity
2. Administered through needle injections by mouth or nose
3. Can be live or inactivated
Vaccine storage and handling errors result in: - 1. Reduced potency and effectiveness
2. Financial cost due to wasted vaccines
3. Loss of patient confidence in vaccines
ACIP - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Issued guidance training requirements to vaccinate - 1. Must complete a practical
training program that is approved by the ACPE; the program must include hands on
injection technique and treatment of emergency reactions
2. Must have current certificate in CPR
3. Must complete 2 hours of ACPE approved immunization related CEs during the
relevant state licensing period
4. If 18 years old or younger, must inform patient and/or caregiver to follow u [p with
PCP
Issued guidance requirements to vaccinate - 1. Must be ordered by supervising qualified
Raphe
2. Supervising qualified Raphe must be readily available to qualified tech
3. Must be FDA authorized or licensed
4. Must be administered according to ACIP's COVID-19 recommendations OR standard
immunization schedule
, "Qualified" pharmacy tech - pharmacy tech working in states with licensure and/or
registration must be licensed and/or registered in accordance with state requirements;
pharmacy techs working in states without licensure and/or registration must have a CT
certification from either PTCB or NHA
Vaccines allowed under issued guidance - FDA licensed COVID-19 vaccines to
individuals 3 years of age and older as well as ACIP recommended vaccinations to
children 3 to 18 years old
Legal federal requirements - historically determined at state level; due to the pandemic
Dept. of Health & Human Services issued guidance allowing techs to act as immunizers
Legal state requirements - every state is different!
*Idaho, Rhode Island, Michigan, Utah, Nevada and Washington State allowed techs to
give immunizations prior to the pandemic
Common preventable illnesses - 1. Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis
2. Rotavirus
3. Polio (PV)
4. Influenza
5. Measles, Mumps & Rubella
6. Chicken Pox (Varicella)
7. Hepatitis B
8. Pneumonia
9. Shingles
Tracking immunizations resource - CDC immunization schedule
Required emergency supplies - 1. Epicene/epinephrine (for anaphylaxis/allergic
reactions)
2. Blood Pressure Monitor
3. Reference Materials (i.e. Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions)
Pharmacy’s role in providing vaccines - 1. Accessibility
2. Ease of access
3. Lack of barriers
VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Refrigerated vaccines - 1. Dap
2. Hip A
3. Hip B
4. HPV
5. Influenza
6. MMR
