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After teaching a class to a group of nursing students about immunity, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as an example of passive immunity? Select all that apply.
- A. An individual who is exposed to chickenpox for the first time and has no immunity to the disease
- B. Administration of botulism immune globulin (BabyBIG) for the treatment of infant botulism
- C. An individual who is exposed to pertussis for the first time and has no immunity to the disease
- D. Administration of Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab (CroFab) for the treatment of mild to moderate North American rattlesnake bites
- E. Administration of the rubella vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease
Correct Answer: B,D
Rationale: Passive immunity occurs when immune globulins or antivenins are administered, providing ready-made antibodies from another human or animal.
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A nurse should include which of the following information when educating the client's parents on the varicella vaccine? Select all that apply.
- A. Explain the risk of contracting vaccine-preventable diseases.
- B. Explain the benefits of immunization.
- C. Provide the date for return for the next vaccination.
- D. Discuss common adverse reactions.
- E. Instruct the parents to bring immunization records to all visits.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D,E
Rationale: Parental education includes risks of diseases, benefits of immunization, next vaccination date, adverse reactions, and the need to bring immunization records.
When educating a group of nursing students on immunologic agents, the nurse refers to a substance that is attenuated (or weakened) but still capable of stimulating the formation of antitoxins. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify this substance as which of the following?
- A. Antivenins
- B. Toxoids
- C. Vaccines
- D. Immune globulins
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Toxoids are weakened toxins that stimulate antitoxin formation.
A nurse is preparing to administer an immunologic drug that produces active immunity. Which of the following might the nurse be administering? Select all that apply.
- A. Vaccines
- B. Antibodies
- C. Toxoids
- D. Antigens
- E. Immune globulin
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Both vaccines and toxoids are administered to stimulate the body's immune response to specific antigens or toxins, producing active immunity.
A nurse obtains a thorough allergy history prior to administering vaccines to a client. An allergy to which of the following would alert the nurse to a contraindication for administering the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccines? Select all that apply.
- A. Eggs
- B. Pollen
- C. Gelatin
- D. Amoxicillin
- E. Neomycin
Correct Answer: C,E
Rationale: Allergies to gelatin or neomycin are contraindications for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccines.
After administering the pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax) to a client, the nurse documents which of the following in the client's chart? Select all that apply.
- A. Date of next vaccination
- B. Vaccine lot number
- C. Vaccine expiration date
- D. Route and site of vaccine administration
- E. Name, address, and title of client vaccinated
Correct Answer: B,C,D
Rationale: Documentation includes vaccine lot number, expiration date, and route/site of administration.