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NU 217
Immunizations
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Nursing
Pre-School
02/18/2014
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Term
Immunizations do what ?
 Definition
  • prevent infectious disease
  • decrease morbidity and mortality
Term
Hepatitis B vaccine ?
 Definition
  • 1st dose newborns before d/c
  • 2nd dose age 1-2 mos
  • 3rd dose age 6-18 mos
  • given to prevent communicable Hep B
Term
Rotavirus Vaccine ?
 Definition
  • causes severe gastroenteritis
  • orally at 2, 4, 6 mos
Term
DTaP vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • diptheria tetanus pertussis(whooping cough)
  • given 2, 4, 6, 15-18 mos 4-6 yrs
Term
Diptheria is ?
 Definition
  • membranous nasopharyngitis
  • obstructive laryngotracheitis
Term
Tetanus is ?
 Definition
  • neurologic disease
    • trismus, muscle spasms
  • found in soil
Term
Pertussis is ?
 Definition
  • aka whooping cough
  • respiratory infection:
    • pneumonia, seizures, death
  • Stages
    • catarrhal - mild URTI
    • paroxysmal - cough
    • convalescent - s/s decrease
Term
Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • Hib
  • given - 2, 4, 6, 12-15 mos
  • meningitis
  • epiglottis
  • pneumonia
  • sepsis
Term
Pneumococcal Congugate vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • PCV 13
  • given 2, 4, 6, 12-15 mos
  • prevnar 13
Term
Pneumococcal polysaccaride vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • PPSV 23
  • given to high risk children
    • sickle cell
    • asplenia
    • chronic cardiac
    • renal disease
    • hiv
Term
Pneumococcal disease is ?
 Definition
  • acute otitis media
  • invasive bacterial infections
    • meningitis
    • septicemia
    • pneumonia
Term
Polio vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • IPV - inactivated polio
  • given 2, 4, 6-18 mos 4-6 yrs
  • Oral not reccommended
Term
Polio virus is ?
 Definition
  • nonspecific illness
  • low grade fever
  • sore throat
  • viral meningitis
  • parasthesia
  • flaccid paralysis
  • cranial nerve
Term
Flu vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • TIV trivalent inactivated vaccine
    • 6mos - 18 yrs
  • LAIV - live attenuated influ vaccine
    • 2-49 yrs
Term
MMR vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • Measles Mumps Rubella
  • given 12-15 mos 4-6 yrs
  • do not give to immune compromised pts
Term
Measles is ?
 Definition
  • acute disease
  • high fever
  • cough
  • conjuctivitis
  • rash
  • koplik spots - white spots red background
  • can cause encephalitis
Term
Mumps is ?
 Definition
  • systemic disease
  • swelling of the salivary glands
  • parotitis
Term
Rubella is ?
 Definition
  • mild disease
  • rash
  • lymphadenopathy
  • fever
  • risk to fetus
Term
Chicken pox vaccine is?
 Definition
  • varicella
  • 12-15 mos 4-6 yrs
  • live virus vaccine
  • do not give to immune compromised pts
Term
varicella is ?
 Definition
  • chickenpox
    • itchy
    • vesicular rash
    • fever
  • can cause shingles
Term
HPV vaccine is ?
 Definition
  • human papillomavirus
  • can cause genital warts/cervical cancer
  • 9-26 yrs
  • cervarix
  • gardisil
Term
Menigococcal Vaccine ?
 Definition
  • given 11-18yrs
  • high risk pts as early as 2yrs
  • menactra
  • menveo
Term
Meningoccoccus is ?
 Definition
  • acute invasive infection
  • fever
  • chills
  • malaise
  • rash
  • neisserria meningitidis
Term
What vaccines are given at 2 mos ?
 Definition
  • HepB
  • RV
  • DTaP
  • Hib
  • PCV
  • IPV
Term
What vaccines are given at 4-6 yrs ?
 Definition
  • DTaP
  • PPSV
  • IPV
  • Flu
  • MMR
  • Varicella
  • MCV4
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