2026 Update) Nursing Practice -
Community Health| Questions with Verified
Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct- Galen.
Question:
What is the first step a nurse can do in preventing the spread of disease??
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Hand hygiene
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What is a cold chain??
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Answer:
System used to ensure vaccines are kept at right temp from
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Question:
What are the vaccine hypersensitivities and contraindications??
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,A. minor and common side effects - redness or pain at injection site, mild
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fever
B. adverse reactions - are not common but can occur
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C. allergies - check pt allergies before administration of specific vaccines
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D. mild illness - not a contraindication but should be postponed to avoid
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E. pregnancy - not a contraindication but avoid live vaccines including
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MMR, varicella, yellow fever unless risk for getting one of those
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F. immunocompromised patients - do not give live vaccines, inactive
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vaccines can be given but may not produce optimal antibody response
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Question:
What do you do if more than one vaccine is being administered
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simultaneously??
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Use different anatomical sites
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Question:
Explain the benefits and risks of a vaccine to vaccine recipients, their
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parents, or their legal representative? (First action to given vaccines)?
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Answer:
Biological rather than chemical, can produce a variety of responses, both
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positive and negative, given to prevent illness and not treat it
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, Question:
What is on vaccine documentation??
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Patient name, dates immunized, vaccine type, manufacturer, lot number,
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date of the VIS, and name, title, and address of person administering the
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vaccine
Question:
What is herd immunity??
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Those not immune to an infectious agent are protected if a certain
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proportion (usually 80%+) have been vaxxed or otherwise immune.
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Question:
What if the vaccine is exposed to high or lower temperatures??
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Loss of potency and vaccine failure
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