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C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N D I N G
Answers to the questions in this chapter can be found in
Appendix A at the back of this book.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the best answer to the following.
1.
When preparing a presentation for a local parent
group about vaccines, the nurse or midwife would
describe vaccines as being used to stimulate:
a.
passive immunity to a foreign protein.
b.
active immunity to a foreign protein.
c.
serum sickness.
d.
a mild disease in healthy people.
2.
After teaching a parent about common adverse
effects associated with routine immunisations,
which of the following, if stated by the parent,
would indicate the need for additional teaching?
a.
difficulty breathing and fainting
b.
fever and rash
c.
drowsiness and fretfulness
d.
swelling and nodule formation at the site of
injection
3.
Which vaccine would the nurse or midwife be least
likely to recommend for a 6-month-old child?
a.
diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP) vaccine
b.
Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine
c.
poliovirus vaccine
d.
chickenpox vaccine
