Immunization Exam QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | (171 QUESTIONS)
Which of the following vaccines is recommended for infants to receive at birth?
Correct Answer: Hepatitis B
The documentation system that health care providers should use to report serious
adverse events after vaccination is: Correct Answer: VAERS.
Which of the following is most likely to result in an influenza pandemic? Correct
Answer: Antigenic shift in an influenza A virus
Barbara is a 60-year-old woman who presents to the pharmacy for two vaccines:
HZV and IIV. Which of the following are the appropriate doses and routes for
administering these vaccines to this patient? Correct Answer: HZV 0.65 mL
subcutaneously; IIV 0.5 mL intramuscularly.
According to ACIP recommendations, which of the following needle lengths
would be appropriate for administering HZV to an adult patient? Correct Answer:
⅝ inch.
Which of the following statements is true regarding varicella-containing vaccines?
Correct Answer: The potency of HZV is greater than that of varicella vaccine
All Medicare Part B enrollees are covered for which two vaccines? Correct
Answer: Influenza and pneumococcal.
Kyle is a 5-year-old boy who is up to date with his vaccinations. He has never
experienced any adverse effects from vaccinations. At his next well-child check-
up, Kyle will be receiving the following vaccines: IPV, MMR, varicella vaccine,
and a tetanus-containing vaccine. Which of the following tetanus-containing
vaccines would be appropriate for him? Correct Answer: DTaP
Which of the following is a requirement of Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's (OSHA's) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? Correct Answer:
Health care providers must use safety devices when administering injectable
vaccines.
,Where should vaccines that require refrigeration be stored? Correct Answer: In the
middle of the refrigerator.
What is the minimum needle length is recommended for administering HepB
vaccine to an adult patient weighing 130 lb? Correct Answer: 1 inch.
Which of the following statements would be accurate when responding to a
patient's concerns about vaccines? Correct Answer: The immune system is capable
of stimulating an immune response to multiple vaccines administered at the same
time.
Which type of immune response targets pathogens that have entered the cells of the
host? Correct Answer: Cell-mediated immunity.
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for pharmacists to use
diagnosis-based screening to identify people at risk for vaccine-preventable
diseases? Correct Answer: Performing a medication review for a patient who has
diabetes.
In the event that a young child is fussy following the receipt of a vaccine,
pharmacists should advise parents to: Correct Answer: Comfort the child and
engage in quiet activities.
RotaTeq should be administered as a: Correct Answer: 3-dose series to infants at
2, 4, and 6 months of age.
Which of the following documents must be given to every patient or patient's
caregiver before administration of a vaccine covered by the NCVIA? Correct
Answer: VIS.
A history of anaphylaxis caused by gelatin would be a contraindication to
receiving which of the following vaccines? Correct Answer: Varicella.
Alex is a 32-year-old man who is scheduled to travel to a country where hepatitis
A is endemic. He received his first dose of hepatitis A vaccine today. Alex should
be counseled to return for his second dose of hepatitis A vaccine: Correct Answer:
A second dose of vaccine is not recommended for this patient.
HZV should not be administered to a patient with a history of anaphylaxis to:
Correct Answer: Gelatin.
, Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient before
administering IIV? Correct Answer: Are you sick today?
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases had the highest incidence in
the United States in 2012? Correct Answer: Pertussis.
According to ACIP recommendations, what is the maximum number of doses of
PPSV23 a patient should receive in his or her lifetime? Correct Answer: 3 doses
Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to provide immunizations in
his pharmacy for the first time next fall. He has no documentation of receiving the
hepatitis B vaccine and would like to be vaccinated before administering vaccines
in his practice. What is the recommended routine schedule for vaccination against
hepatitis B? Correct Answer: 0, 1, and 6 months.
Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations? Correct Answer:
Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to prevent disease from
circulating.
Which of the following statements is true regarding administration of LAIV?
Correct Answer: Administer with the patient's head tilted slightly backward.
Live vaccines are contraindicated in a patient who: Correct Answer: Is
immunosuppressed.
Which of the following diseases has been successfully eradicated worldwide
through vaccination efforts? Correct Answer: Smallpox
David is a healthy 5-year-old boy who is scheduled to see his pediatrician for a
checkup in July prior to starting kindergarten. David's immunization record reveals
that he has received the following vaccines:
3 doses of HepB
4 doses of PCV
2 doses of HepA
3 doses of IPV
3 doses of rotavirus
1 dose of MMR
4 doses of DTaP
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | (171 QUESTIONS)
Which of the following vaccines is recommended for infants to receive at birth?
Correct Answer: Hepatitis B
The documentation system that health care providers should use to report serious
adverse events after vaccination is: Correct Answer: VAERS.
Which of the following is most likely to result in an influenza pandemic? Correct
Answer: Antigenic shift in an influenza A virus
Barbara is a 60-year-old woman who presents to the pharmacy for two vaccines:
HZV and IIV. Which of the following are the appropriate doses and routes for
administering these vaccines to this patient? Correct Answer: HZV 0.65 mL
subcutaneously; IIV 0.5 mL intramuscularly.
According to ACIP recommendations, which of the following needle lengths
would be appropriate for administering HZV to an adult patient? Correct Answer:
⅝ inch.
Which of the following statements is true regarding varicella-containing vaccines?
Correct Answer: The potency of HZV is greater than that of varicella vaccine
All Medicare Part B enrollees are covered for which two vaccines? Correct
Answer: Influenza and pneumococcal.
Kyle is a 5-year-old boy who is up to date with his vaccinations. He has never
experienced any adverse effects from vaccinations. At his next well-child check-
up, Kyle will be receiving the following vaccines: IPV, MMR, varicella vaccine,
and a tetanus-containing vaccine. Which of the following tetanus-containing
vaccines would be appropriate for him? Correct Answer: DTaP
Which of the following is a requirement of Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's (OSHA's) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? Correct Answer:
Health care providers must use safety devices when administering injectable
vaccines.
,Where should vaccines that require refrigeration be stored? Correct Answer: In the
middle of the refrigerator.
What is the minimum needle length is recommended for administering HepB
vaccine to an adult patient weighing 130 lb? Correct Answer: 1 inch.
Which of the following statements would be accurate when responding to a
patient's concerns about vaccines? Correct Answer: The immune system is capable
of stimulating an immune response to multiple vaccines administered at the same
time.
Which type of immune response targets pathogens that have entered the cells of the
host? Correct Answer: Cell-mediated immunity.
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for pharmacists to use
diagnosis-based screening to identify people at risk for vaccine-preventable
diseases? Correct Answer: Performing a medication review for a patient who has
diabetes.
In the event that a young child is fussy following the receipt of a vaccine,
pharmacists should advise parents to: Correct Answer: Comfort the child and
engage in quiet activities.
RotaTeq should be administered as a: Correct Answer: 3-dose series to infants at
2, 4, and 6 months of age.
Which of the following documents must be given to every patient or patient's
caregiver before administration of a vaccine covered by the NCVIA? Correct
Answer: VIS.
A history of anaphylaxis caused by gelatin would be a contraindication to
receiving which of the following vaccines? Correct Answer: Varicella.
Alex is a 32-year-old man who is scheduled to travel to a country where hepatitis
A is endemic. He received his first dose of hepatitis A vaccine today. Alex should
be counseled to return for his second dose of hepatitis A vaccine: Correct Answer:
A second dose of vaccine is not recommended for this patient.
HZV should not be administered to a patient with a history of anaphylaxis to:
Correct Answer: Gelatin.
, Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient before
administering IIV? Correct Answer: Are you sick today?
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases had the highest incidence in
the United States in 2012? Correct Answer: Pertussis.
According to ACIP recommendations, what is the maximum number of doses of
PPSV23 a patient should receive in his or her lifetime? Correct Answer: 3 doses
Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to provide immunizations in
his pharmacy for the first time next fall. He has no documentation of receiving the
hepatitis B vaccine and would like to be vaccinated before administering vaccines
in his practice. What is the recommended routine schedule for vaccination against
hepatitis B? Correct Answer: 0, 1, and 6 months.
Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations? Correct Answer:
Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to prevent disease from
circulating.
Which of the following statements is true regarding administration of LAIV?
Correct Answer: Administer with the patient's head tilted slightly backward.
Live vaccines are contraindicated in a patient who: Correct Answer: Is
immunosuppressed.
Which of the following diseases has been successfully eradicated worldwide
through vaccination efforts? Correct Answer: Smallpox
David is a healthy 5-year-old boy who is scheduled to see his pediatrician for a
checkup in July prior to starting kindergarten. David's immunization record reveals
that he has received the following vaccines:
3 doses of HepB
4 doses of PCV
2 doses of HepA
3 doses of IPV
3 doses of rotavirus
1 dose of MMR
4 doses of DTaP
