Immunizations
The latest information regarding the recommended immunization schedules can be found here.
What is the CDC's website?
This medication is often given in advance of chemotherapy to prevent nausea & vomiting as a result of treatment.
What is ondansetron?
This is the best method to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
These antibiotics affect the cell wall.
What are bactericidal?
These broad-spectrum antibiotics inhibit micro‑organism growth by preventing protein synthesis (bacteriostatic). They can also cause tooth discoloration to infants in utero and young children.
What are Tetracyclines?
This is a contraindication for further doses of a specific vaccine.
What is an anaphylactic reaction?
This side effect of chemotherapy can cause low WBC count (neutropenia), low RBCs (anemia), low platelet count (thrombocytopenia).
What is bone marrow suppression?
These medications are directly lethal to the micro-organism.
What are bactericidal medications?
The group of bactericidal antibiotics that affect the cell wall.
What are penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and monobactams?
These antibiotic classes affect the protein synthesis.
What are tetracyclines, macrolides, & aminoglycosides?
These types of vaccines should not be administered to a client who is severely immunocompromised or pregnant. (ex: MMR, varicella)
What is a live virus vaccine?
When chemotherapy is given via IV it is important to monitor the IV site for this potential complication.
What is extravasation?
Individuals in this age group are at an increased risk for antimicrobial toxicity due to undeveloped kidney and liver function.
What are infants?
These are broad‑spectrum bactericidal medications with a high therapeutic index that treat a wide variety of infections. They are delivered IV or IM due to decreased absorption from the GI tract.
What are Cephalosporins?
This antibiotic slows the growth of micro‑organisms by inhibiting protein synthesis (bacteriostatic), but it is bactericidal at high doses.
What is Erythromycin?
This type of immunity develops when a vaccine is administered and the body produces antibodies in response to exposure to a killed or attenuated virus.
What is Active-Artificial immunity?
These chemotherapy agents are toxic to cancer cells.
What is cytotoxic chemotherapy?
This treatment is used as a means of preventing sexually transmitted infections following sexual exposure.
What is prophylaxtic treatment?
These are beta‑lactam antibiotics that destroy bacterial cell walls, causing destruction of micro‑organisms. They have very broad antimicrobial spectra and a rare, but possible, cross-sensitivity to penicillin or cephalosporins.
What are Carbapenems?
This antibiotic should not be given to children younger than eight and pregnant clients.
What are Tetracyclines?
This is the preferred site for IM immunizations for infants.
What is the vastus lateralis?
This agency should be contacted for large spills of chemotherapy.
What is the Occupational Safety & Health Administration?
Immune system, site of infection, age, pregnancy, and presence of a previous allergic reaction
What are host factors that affect antibiotic effectiveness?
This antibiotic is another cell wall synthesis that is commonly used in hospitals and can cause "Red man syndrome" if infused too quickly.
What is Vancomycin?
This can treat tuberculosis with other medications, but newer and safer ones (ethambutol, rifampin, isoniazid) are preferable.
What is Streptomycin?