Vaccine Storage
Placed on the top shelf, floor and in the door racks in the vaccine refrigerator to help prevent temperature fluctuation.
What are water bottles?
How Dengue is spread
What is an infected mosquito?
Stable for 6 hours after reconstitution if kept at degrees Fahrenheit
What is Shingrix?
Not recommended while administering an IM injection
What is aspiration- ACIP does not recommend aspiration when administering a vaccine, this can cause more pain.
This is also called "lockjaw"
What is tetanus?
Should never be stored in the freezer
What is diluent?
Vaccine given only to children in endemic areas such as Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands
What is Dengue?
Expires 28 days after being opened
What is PPD?
Withdraw the needle and start over; syringe, needle and vaccine should be discarded
What you do if you aspirate blood when giving a vaccine.
Administer entire contents of vaccine in the vial
What are single dose vials?
Must keep in original box with lid closed; place new inventory behind open box; store in center of refrigerator;
What is vaccine handling & storage best practice?
Fairly new infectious disease similar to smallpox
What is Monkeypox?
Light inactivates or kills some live vaccines.
What is MMR, Varicella and rotavirus vaccines?
Vial top sterility is not guaranteed once the cap is removed
Why you clean the vial top with alcohol prior to inserting the syringe
Self report (Just Culture)
VAERS
Risk Manager (UPMC Reporting System)
Notify Manager > Director
What is a vaccine error or significant reaction?
Make all Clinical staff aware – Do NOT Use
Call manufacturers to determine vaccine stability
If part of VFC program notify the Division of Immunizations @ 888-646-6864 and complete VFC Incident Report
What are required steps if temperature is out of range > 30 minutes
Has three times more antigen than Fluzone
What is Flublok?
Must be used immediately once reconstituted
What is Pentacel?
You will lose some of the vaccine content
Why you do not expel solution when expelling air from a pre-filled syringe
Infants are most at risk for severe, life threatening complications from this.
What is Pertussis?
Must have correct year, date and time and NOT be expired
What is Excursion Trac Data Logger?
Contact precautions, eye protection & N95 mask
What are precautions taken when evaluating a patient with suspected Monkeypox?
Place vaccine in envelope and document name of vaccine, date, time name of person who drew up or reconstituted vaccine
What are the steps if you're unable to give a vaccine?
The amount of air drawn into the syringe may be larger than the amount in a manufacturer-filled syringe
Why you expel air when drawing vaccine from a vial into a regular syringe
Reconstitute with 0.75ml of liquid but withdraw only 0.5ml of vaccine after mixed
What is SHINGRIX?