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JCCC RN NURS 150 – Questions & Detailed Answers A+Antigen Right Ans - substance that triggers an immune response
immunity Right Ans - the ability of an organism to resist a particular
infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood
cells.
passive immunity Right Ans - -the short-term immunity that results from
the introduction of antibodies from another person or animal.
-lasts weeks or months
Ex: mother passes immunity to newborn
active immunity Right Ans - the immunity that results from the production
of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an antigen.
-can last years
Ex: vaccines
Live attenuated vaccines Right Ans - Weakened pathogen
Closely mimic an actual infection
Ex: MMR & varicella
Killed vaccines Right Ans - Immunizations that are manufactured from
dead versions of pathogens
Ex: inactivated polio
Toxoid vaccines Right Ans - Antigenic preparations composed of
inactivated bacterial toxins
Ex: Diphtheria (T-dap)
conjugate vaccines Right Ans - created by attaching bacterial capsule
polysaccharides to a toxoid
Ex: HiB, pneumococcal
recombinant vaccines Right Ans - subunit vaccines produced by genetically
engineered microorganisms
Ex: Hep B
Best spot to give an IM injection on an infant Right Ans - vastus lateralus
,deltoid muscle Right Ans - used >3years
has faster absorption rate
fewer side effects
Mild vaccine reactions Right Ans - redness, swelling, low grade fever
(<38.5C)
Moderate-severe vaccine reactions Right Ans - fever >38.5C, seizures
contraindications for vaccines Right Ans - Allergy to egg products, febrile
illnesses, cancer chemotherapy, history Guillian Barre
T dap Right Ans - -Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
-5 doses
->7 years
D tap Right Ans - -diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine
-used in children >7 years and for boosters
HiB Right Ans - -Haemophilus influenzae type B
-conjugate vaccine
-protects against meningitis & epiglotitis
Polio Right Ans - -inactivated vaccine
-killed virus
MMR Right Ans - -measles, mumps, rubella
-live attenuated vaccine
Hep A Right Ans - -Inactivated virus vaccine
Hep B Right Ans - -recombinant vaccine
Varicella Right Ans - -live attenuated virus
-12-15 months
Pneumococcal Right Ans - -PCV
-protects against strep pneumonia
, influenza Right Ans - -yearly vaccination
Rotavirus Right Ans - -Live attenuated vaccine
HPV Right Ans - -human papillomavirus
-3 series
-given to preteens
post partum period Right Ans - A period of adjustment for parents and
their newborn from the delivery of the placenta to the first six weeks after
birth.
involution Right Ans - Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state after
birth
the uterus typically descends from the level of the umbilicus at a rate of
Right Ans - 1 cm (1 fingerbreath) per day
fundus Right Ans - top of uterus
Factors that facilitate uterine involution Right Ans - 1. Complete expulsion
of placenta
2. Complication free labor and birth process
3. Breast feeding
4. Early ambulation
subinvolution Right Ans - Failure of the uterus to reduce to its normal size
and condition after pregnancy (leads to bleeding)
Factors that inhibit involution Right Ans - Prolonged labor & difficult birth,
incomplete expulsion of placenta after birth, uterine infection, over distension
of the uterine muscles, FULL BLADDER, anesthesia, close childbirth spacing
boggy uterus Right Ans - a uterus that feels soft and spongy, rather than
firm and well contracted.
Lochia rubra Right Ans - dark red, occurs for the first 3-4 days. Should not
contain large clots
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