immunizations with live or killed vaccines?
1.Natural active immunity
2.Artificial active immunity
3.Natural passive immunity
4.Artificial passive immunity - ANSWER-2
The 8-year-old son of migrant farm workers is brought to
the county health clinic. He has no history of
immunizations. After measles is diagnosed, the public
health nurse goes to the migrant camp to search for
people with a greater-than-average chance of
contracting the disease. What is the name of this
variable?
1. Risk factor
2. Frequency rate
3. Probability rate
4. Causative factor - ANSWER-1
,A 5-year-old-child is undergoing chemotherapy. The
mother tells the nurse that the child is not up to date on
the required immunizations for school. What is the best
response by the nurse?
1. "By this time your child has developed sufficient
antibodies to provide immunity."
2. "Maintaining current immunizations is critical. Make
sure the series is completed."
3. "This isn't the best time to finish the immunizations,
because your child's immune system is suppressed."
4. "It's important to complete the immunizations
because your child needs to be protected from childhood
diseases that could be fatal." - ANSWER-3
Before administering the first series of immunizations to
a 2-month-old infant, the nurse tells the parent that
reactions may occur. What are the characteristics of
these reactions?
1. Local or systemic and usually mild
2. Often serious, possibly requiring hospitalization
, 3. Sometimes causing ulceration at the injection site
4. May be responsible for permanent neurological
damage - ANSWER-1
The parents of an infant ask a nurse why their baby is not
receiving the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
vaccine at the same time that other immunizations are
being given. What explanation should the nurse give
about why the MMR vaccine is administered at 12 to 15
months of age?
1. There is an increased risk of side effects in infants.
2. Maternal antibodies provide immunity for about 1
year.
3. It interferes with the effectiveness of vaccines given
during infancy.
4. There are rare instances of these infections occurring
during the first year of life - ANSWER-2
The nursing student accompanies a group of registered
nurses in a campaign that promotes the participation of
parents to get their children immunized. After the