Exam 19: Immunologic Medications

A patient asks the nurse why she needs a booster of tetanus toxoid after she cut her finger,since she already had a shot when she was a child.What should the nurse explain the booster produces?

A patient comes into the clinic with complaints of a cold.He is also there for a flu shot.Which represents the reason a flu shot is not recommended in this case?

Protection from which infectious disease can be offered by routine immunization with PCV (children)or PPV (adults)vaccine?

Which patient should take the varicella vaccine?

Which is the nurse's best means of determining whether a patient is immunized against a certain disease?

The biologic agent purified protein derivative (PPD)is used to screen for exposure to which disease?

A mother has concerns about the immunization scheduled for this clinic visit having adverse effects on her child.Which would be the nurse's best response to the mother?

The nurse observes the arm of a patient who was given the Mantoux skin test for tuberculosis.There is induration of 3 mm.How should the nurse document the results?

Which circumstance indicates that a 5-year-old about to enter grade school should be screened for current illness before receiving her immunizations?

How are foreign substances in the bloodstream removed from the body?

Which term refers to a medication containing a weakened or dead antigen?

Infants and children are immunized to prevent which diseases? (Select all that apply.)

Why is it important for the nurse giving a vaccine to know whether the patient has an allergy to eggs and feathers?

Which patient is at an increased risk if using an immunologic agent?

Which is an example of artificially acquired active immunity?

Which may be used to relieve localized discomfort after immunization injections? (Select all that apply.)

A 25-year-old patient believed that he still had immunity to childhood illnesses until he developed chickenpox.What is the best explanation of this situation made by the nurse to the patient?

Which patient is at high risk for needing a booster injection of vaccine?

The nurse would recommend a yearly influenza virus vaccine to which person?

Which statements are correct concerning vaccines and toxoids? (Select all that apply.)