NRNP 6540 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST 2023/NRNP6540 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|WALDEN UNIVERSITY
1
Correct
Answer: A previous severe allergic reaction to influenza vaccine, regardless of the
component suspected of being responsible for the reaction, is a
contraindication to future receipt of the vaccine.
NRNP 6540 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
2023/NRNP6540 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|WALDEN UNIVERSITY
1. When would the influenza vaccine be absolutely contraindicated?
2. You see a 69-year-old patient who recently moved to town and does not remember his last
tetanus shot. What would you do?
3. E. D. is a 78-year-old woman who does not remember if she has ever had the immunization for
herpes zoster. She does remember having chicken pox as a child. What would you recommend for
her?
Correct
Answer: You could do one of two strategies: perform serologic testing for tetanus and
diphtheria antitoxin to see if they are immune, or give one dose of Tdap, followed
by Td at least 4 weeks later, followed by another dose of Td 6–12 months later.
Tetanus/Tdap:
In older adults, if the recommended childhood series was not done at all, the
recommendation is one dose of Tdap, followed by Td at least 4 weeks later,
followed by another dose of Td 6–12 months later. If vaccination documentation
is incomplete, the provider can either consider serologic testing for tetanus and
diphtheria antitoxin or assume that no vaccinations have been received and
administer vaccine as directed above for patients who have not been vaccinated.
2
Correct
Answer: Discuss the risks of herpes zoster and SE of vaccination with the patient and
decide on whether to immunize.
Herpes Zoster
Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration in 2017 and recommended by the ACIP in 2017 for use in adults
aged 50 years and older. RZV has a significantly higher efficacy than Zoster
vaccine live ZVL, with rates of 90% to 97% for the prevention of herpes zoster
and rates of 89% for prevention of PHN.
Zoster vaccine live (ZVL) became available in 2006 and was recommended by
the ACIP in 2008 for use in adults aged 60 years and older. It is a one-dose live
attenuated strain of varicella zoster virus. ZVL has an overall vaccine efficacy of
49.1%.
RZV is recommended by the ACIP to be given to adults aged 50 years or older. It
is a two-dose vaccine series with the second dose given 2 to 6 months after the
first. The ACIP recommends using RZV in preference to ZVL.
Neither the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nor the World
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