Exam 51: Immunizing Drugs and Pandemic Preparedness

Which type of immunity occurs when the body is exposed to a relatively harmless form of an antigen that imprints this information on the body's memory bank and stimulates the body's defences to resist any subsequent exposures?

Active immunizations are usually contraindicated in which patients?

A 12-month-old infant has received measles,mumps,and rubella virus (MMR)vaccine.Her mother calls the clinic to ask how she can help her infant to "feel better." What is the nurse's best suggestion to the mother?

The human papilloma virus (HPV)vaccine can be given to males and females beginning at what age?

A 14-month-old patient is to be vaccinated with measles,mumps,rubella,and varicella (MMRV)vaccine.Which is a true statement about this vaccine?

A 45-year-old male has had a series of equine-derived immunizing drugs in preparation for a trip to an undeveloped country.His wife brings him to the emergency department because he has developed edema of the face,tongue,and throat and is having trouble breathing.What is he experiencing?

A health care employee has had a needle-stick injury from a contaminated needle.Which drug is used to provide passive immunity to hepatitis B infection?

Active immunizations are usually contraindicated in which patients?

At what age is the first dose of DTaP-IPV (diphtheria,tetanus,and acellular pertussis [DTaP] and inactivated polio vaccine [IPV])given?

Two patients arrive at the clinic: a young boy with sickle-cell anemia and a 57-year-old woman with early-stage Hodgkin's disease.Both patients require the same vaccine.What vaccine do they require?