APhA Immunization Self-Study
Assessment Questions and Answers
100% Pass
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 .cancer, .leukemia, .AIDS, .or .any .other .immune .system .problem? . ✔✔A
Which .of .the .following .diseases .are .transmitted .through .mosquito .bites?
A. Typhoid .fever .and .Haemophilus .influenzae .type .b.
B. Hepatitis .A .and .typhoid .fever.
C. Yellow .fever .and .Japanese .encephalitis.
D. Hepatitis .A .and .measles. .✔✔C
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?
A. 0 .and .2 .months.
B. 0 .and .6 .months.
C. 0, .1, .and .2 .months.
,D. 0, .1, .and .6 .months. .✔✔D
If .pharmacists .are .called .upon .to .assist .with .vaccination .efforts .following .a .natural .disaster, .which
.vaccine .is .likely .to .be .needed .by .many .of .the .victims?
A. Tetanus
B. Pneumococcal
C. MMR
D. Meningococcal .B .✔✔A
Upon .giving .a .VIS .to .a .patient .who .is .to .receive .a .vaccine .cover .under .the .National .Childhood
. Vaccine .Injury .Act, .what .must .be .documented?
A. The .date .the .VIS .was .given .to .the .patient .or .caregiver .and .the .title .of .the .VIS.
B. The .date .printed .on .the .VIS .and .signed .confirmation .that .the .patient .has .read .the .VIS.
C. The .date .the .VIS .was .given .to .the .patient .or .caregiver .and .the .date .printed .on .the .VIS.
D. Signed .confirmation .that .the .patient .has .read .the .VIS .and .the .title .of .the .VIS. .✔✔C
A .health .care .provider .who .has .not .been .vaccinated .against .hepatitis .B .is .stuck .by .a
.contaminated .needle .after .administering .an .immunization .to .a .hepatitis .B-positive .patient. .In
.addition .to .hepatitis .B .vaccine, .the .health .care .provider .also .should .receive .hepatitis .B
.Immunoglobulin .(HBIG) .as .postexposure .prophylaxis .because .the .HBIG .provides:
A. Long-term .protection
B. Both .short- .and .long-term .protection
C. A .booster .effect .for .the .vaccine
, D. Prompt .immunity .✔✔D
Which . of . the . following . best . describes . an . opportunity . for . pharmacists . to . use . diagnosis-
based .screening .to .identify .people .at .risk .for .vaccine-preventable .diseases?
A. Performing .a .medication .review .for .a .patient .who .has .diabetes.
B. Recommending .vaccinations .for .a .patient .undergoing .a .splenectomy.
C. Providing .hospital .discharge .counseling .to .a .patient.
D. Providing .vaccine .information .at .a .booth .of .a .health .fair. .✔✔A
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. .✔✔A
Which .of .the .following .is .a .requirement .of .the .Occupational .Safety .and .Health .Administration's
.(OSHA's) .Bloodborne .Pathogens .Standard?
A. All .persons .employed .by .the .pharmacy .must .be .offered .hepatitis .A .and .hepatitis .B .vaccines.
B. Health .care .providers .must .use .safety .devices .when .administering .injectable .vaccines.
C. All .needles .should .be .clipped .or .recapped .before .placing .in .the .biohazard .container.
D. All .employees .of .the .pharmacy .must .attend .an .OSHA .training .course .every .5 . years. .✔✔B
Assessment Questions and Answers
100% Pass
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 .cancer, .leukemia, .AIDS, .or .any .other .immune .system .problem? . ✔✔A
Which .of .the .following .diseases .are .transmitted .through .mosquito .bites?
A. Typhoid .fever .and .Haemophilus .influenzae .type .b.
B. Hepatitis .A .and .typhoid .fever.
C. Yellow .fever .and .Japanese .encephalitis.
D. Hepatitis .A .and .measles. .✔✔C
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?
A. 0 .and .2 .months.
B. 0 .and .6 .months.
C. 0, .1, .and .2 .months.
,D. 0, .1, .and .6 .months. .✔✔D
If .pharmacists .are .called .upon .to .assist .with .vaccination .efforts .following .a .natural .disaster, .which
.vaccine .is .likely .to .be .needed .by .many .of .the .victims?
A. Tetanus
B. Pneumococcal
C. MMR
D. Meningococcal .B .✔✔A
Upon .giving .a .VIS .to .a .patient .who .is .to .receive .a .vaccine .cover .under .the .National .Childhood
. Vaccine .Injury .Act, .what .must .be .documented?
A. The .date .the .VIS .was .given .to .the .patient .or .caregiver .and .the .title .of .the .VIS.
B. The .date .printed .on .the .VIS .and .signed .confirmation .that .the .patient .has .read .the .VIS.
C. The .date .the .VIS .was .given .to .the .patient .or .caregiver .and .the .date .printed .on .the .VIS.
D. Signed .confirmation .that .the .patient .has .read .the .VIS .and .the .title .of .the .VIS. .✔✔C
A .health .care .provider .who .has .not .been .vaccinated .against .hepatitis .B .is .stuck .by .a
.contaminated .needle .after .administering .an .immunization .to .a .hepatitis .B-positive .patient. .In
.addition .to .hepatitis .B .vaccine, .the .health .care .provider .also .should .receive .hepatitis .B
.Immunoglobulin .(HBIG) .as .postexposure .prophylaxis .because .the .HBIG .provides:
A. Long-term .protection
B. Both .short- .and .long-term .protection
C. A .booster .effect .for .the .vaccine
, D. Prompt .immunity .✔✔D
Which . of . the . following . best . describes . an . opportunity . for . pharmacists . to . use . diagnosis-
based .screening .to .identify .people .at .risk .for .vaccine-preventable .diseases?
A. Performing .a .medication .review .for .a .patient .who .has .diabetes.
B. Recommending .vaccinations .for .a .patient .undergoing .a .splenectomy.
C. Providing .hospital .discharge .counseling .to .a .patient.
D. Providing .vaccine .information .at .a .booth .of .a .health .fair. .✔✔A
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. .✔✔A
Which .of .the .following .is .a .requirement .of .the .Occupational .Safety .and .Health .Administration's
.(OSHA's) .Bloodborne .Pathogens .Standard?
A. All .persons .employed .by .the .pharmacy .must .be .offered .hepatitis .A .and .hepatitis .B .vaccines.
B. Health .care .providers .must .use .safety .devices .when .administering .injectable .vaccines.
C. All .needles .should .be .clipped .or .recapped .before .placing .in .the .biohazard .container.
D. All .employees .of .the .pharmacy .must .attend .an .OSHA .training .course .every .5 . years. .✔✔B
