Vaccinate your child please!
(Immunizations)
(Immunizations)
This vaccine protects against the Chickenpox.
What is Varicella.
This vaccine-preventable disease is characterized by a cough that occurs most often at night and consists of short, rapid coughs followed by sudden inspiration associated with a high-pitched crowing sound.
What is Pertussis, or Whooping Cough.
Transmitted via saliva, complications from this communicable virus (also known as the "kissing disease") may include splenomegaly or hepatomegaly.
What is Epstein-Barr virus (or Mononucleosis).
A child with this vaccine-preventable disease should be isolated from others until vesicles have dried (usually 1 week after the onset of disease); Vaccinated children with a mild breakthrough case should be isolated until no new lesions are seen.
What is Varicella or Chickenpox.
This Vaccine-preventable disease is transmitted through blood or blood products or sexual contact.
What is Hepatitis B (or Hep B).
A newborn should get this vaccine at birth, then again at two months and 6 months.
What is Hepatitis B (or Hep B).
This disease presents with a maculopapular / vesicular rash that is first seen on the trunk and face, slight fever, and malaise.
What is Varicella, or Chickenpox.
Caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, this painful, blistering rash runs along the dermatomes of the skin and may occur years after infection with Chickenpox.
What is Shingles (or Herpes-zoster).
Isolation of the otherwise healthy child is not necessary with this disease of childhood caused by human parvovirus B19.
What is Erythema Infectiosum or Fifth disease.
This type of precautions are needed to prevent the spread of influenza.
What are droplet precautions.
Dtap protects against what three communicable diseases?
What are diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
This disease may manifest with a sore throat, fever, headache, halitosis and enlarged, tender cervical lymph nodes.
What is Strep Throat (or Scarlet Fever).
If transmitted during pregnancy, complications from this disease may include severe anemia in the fetus or miscarriage.
What is Erythema Infectiosum (or Fifth Disease).
The nurse should encourage rest, provide hydration, and educate patients to avoid contact sports for 6 to 8 weeks when managing this communicable virus.
What is Epstein-Barr virus (or Mononucleosis).
When caring for a patient with wound drainage, body discharges, or fecal incontinence, the healthcare provider should utilize this type of precautions.
What are contact precautions.
This vaccine is given at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 - 15 months; the disease it prevents was once the leading cause of meningitis in young children.
What is Haemophilus Influenza type b or Hib.
This is the cardinal manifestation of Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease).
What is erythema on the face or "slapped cheek" appearance.
This viral disease may cause severe respiratory distress in infants and toddlers, especially those born prematurely.
What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) or Bronchiolitis.
The nurse should dim the lights if photophobia is present and clean the eyelids with warm saline solution to remove secretions or crusts if a child has this vaccine-preventable illness (often seen in developing countries where vaccine administration is not carefully mandated).
What is Rubeola or Measles.
This vaccine-preventable disease is transmitted by exposure through cuts in the skin and manifests itself with muscle rigidity.
What is Tetanus.
The nurse should expect to administer these vaccines to a healthy 2-month-old during a well-child visit.
What are DTaP, Hep B, Hib and PCV (pneumococcal), Rotavirus, and IPV (inactivated Polio vaccine)
This vaccine-preventable disease may present with cough, conjunctivitis, fever, malaise, and Koplik spots in the prodromal phase.
What is Rubeola or Measles.
Complications following infection with this bacterial agent may include rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
What is Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (or Group A Strep).
The nurse should educate caregivers to avoid the use of aspirin to reduce the probability of developing this life-threatening syndrome, which may follow a viral infection such as chickenpox or influenza.
What is Reye Syndrome.
This type of precautions should be taken to prevent the spread of Measles, Varicella, or TB.
What are airborne precautions (particle droplets smaller than 5 microns).