APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Assessment
Questions and Answers Verified
1. What is the most common complication of pertussis?
A. Seizures
B. Pneumonia
C. Hypoxemia
D. Colic>>. Pneumonia
2. Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations?
A. Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to protect those
who cannot be vaccinated
B. Immunity that occurs following infection with wild-type virus
C. Vaccinating groups of individuals who are at high risk for disease
from environmental microbes
D. Immunity from diseases that circulate in other species>>.
Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to protect those
who cannot be vaccinated
3. Which viruses are associated with the development of cancer?
A. Human papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus
B. Varicella virus and hepatitis A virus
C. Hepatitis A and herpes zoster
D. Rubella and varicella virus>>. Human papillomavirus and hepatitis B
, virus
4. Which of the following patients would be a candidate for PPSV23?
A. 12-month-old boy with asthma
B. 25-year-old man who smokes cigarettes
C. 33-year-old woman who is pregnant
D. 50-year-old woman with no medical conditions>>. 25-year-old man
who smokes cigarettes
5. Which of the following is recognized by sociologists as a factor
in a patient's decision whether to be vaccinated?
A. History of medication use
B. History of chronic medical condition
C. Influence of health care provider
D. Discount coupon in local newspaper>>. Influence of health care
provider
6. How often are Healthy People targets for vaccination rates updated?
A. Every year
B. Every 5 years
C. Every 10 years
D. Every 20 years>>. Every 10 years
7. Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to provide
immuniza- tions 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?
A. 0 and 2 months
B. 0 and 6 months
C. 0, 1, and 2 months
D. 0, 1, and 6 months>>. 0, 1, and 6 months
8. Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient
before administering IIV?
A. Are you sick today?
B. During the past year, have you received a blood transfusion or
immune (gamma) globulin?
C. Have you received any vaccinations in the past 4 weeks?
D. Do you have any cancer, Leukemia, AIDS, or any other immune
problem?-
>>. Are you sick today?
9. What is the type of immunity occurs when a pregnant woman is
vaccinated with Tdap to protect the infant from pertussis after birth?
A. Active immunity
B. Acquired immunity
C. Cell-mediated immunity
D. Passive immunity>>. Passive immunity
10. What is the minimum needle length recommended for
administering HepB vaccine to an adult patient weighing 130 lb?
, A. 1/2 in
B. 5/8 in
C. 1 in
D. 1 1/2 in>>. 1 in
11. Which of the following statements would be accurate when
responding to a patient's concerns about the safety of vaccines?
A. In recent years, several hot lots of the vaccine have been known to
cause adverse effects. We do not stock vaccines.
B. Thimerosal vaccines poses a risk for autism - we can use a vaccine
that is thimerosal-free.
C. The immune system is capable of stimulating an immune response
to multiple vaccines administered at the same time.
D. While influenza vaccines may cause the flu, the extent of the illness and
risk for hospitalization are greatly reduced.>>. The immune system is
capable
Questions and Answers Verified
1. What is the most common complication of pertussis?
A. Seizures
B. Pneumonia
C. Hypoxemia
D. Colic>>. Pneumonia
2. Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations?
A. Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to protect those
who cannot be vaccinated
B. Immunity that occurs following infection with wild-type virus
C. Vaccinating groups of individuals who are at high risk for disease
from environmental microbes
D. Immunity from diseases that circulate in other species>>.
Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to protect those
who cannot be vaccinated
3. Which viruses are associated with the development of cancer?
A. Human papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus
B. Varicella virus and hepatitis A virus
C. Hepatitis A and herpes zoster
D. Rubella and varicella virus>>. Human papillomavirus and hepatitis B
, virus
4. Which of the following patients would be a candidate for PPSV23?
A. 12-month-old boy with asthma
B. 25-year-old man who smokes cigarettes
C. 33-year-old woman who is pregnant
D. 50-year-old woman with no medical conditions>>. 25-year-old man
who smokes cigarettes
5. Which of the following is recognized by sociologists as a factor
in a patient's decision whether to be vaccinated?
A. History of medication use
B. History of chronic medical condition
C. Influence of health care provider
D. Discount coupon in local newspaper>>. Influence of health care
provider
6. How often are Healthy People targets for vaccination rates updated?
A. Every year
B. Every 5 years
C. Every 10 years
D. Every 20 years>>. Every 10 years
7. Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to provide
immuniza- tions 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?
A. 0 and 2 months
B. 0 and 6 months
C. 0, 1, and 2 months
D. 0, 1, and 6 months>>. 0, 1, and 6 months
8. Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient
before administering IIV?
A. Are you sick today?
B. During the past year, have you received a blood transfusion or
immune (gamma) globulin?
C. Have you received any vaccinations in the past 4 weeks?
D. Do you have any cancer, Leukemia, AIDS, or any other immune
problem?-
>>. Are you sick today?
9. What is the type of immunity occurs when a pregnant woman is
vaccinated with Tdap to protect the infant from pertussis after birth?
A. Active immunity
B. Acquired immunity
C. Cell-mediated immunity
D. Passive immunity>>. Passive immunity
10. What is the minimum needle length recommended for
administering HepB vaccine to an adult patient weighing 130 lb?
, A. 1/2 in
B. 5/8 in
C. 1 in
D. 1 1/2 in>>. 1 in
11. Which of the following statements would be accurate when
responding to a patient's concerns about the safety of vaccines?
A. In recent years, several hot lots of the vaccine have been known to
cause adverse effects. We do not stock vaccines.
B. Thimerosal vaccines poses a risk for autism - we can use a vaccine
that is thimerosal-free.
C. The immune system is capable of stimulating an immune response
to multiple vaccines administered at the same time.
D. While influenza vaccines may cause the flu, the extent of the illness and
risk for hospitalization are greatly reduced.>>. The immune system is
capable
