PTCB IMMUNIZATION - ANSWERS 100% CORRECT Question :storage and hand...

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PTCB IMMUNIZATION

CERTIFICATE, QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

Question :storage and handling plans include:

Correct answer:1. ordering and accepting vaccine

deliveries

• storing and handling vaccines
• managing inventory
• managing potentially compromised vaccines
• backup plans for power outages. equipment

malfunctions and disasters

• packing materials

Question :CDC SOP recommendations

Correct answer:1. staff training and continuing education

• routine storage and handling
• emergency vaccine storage, handling and transport

Question :SOP

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Correct answer:Standard Operating Procedures

Question :VIS

Correct answer:Vaccine Information Sheet

Question :vaccines

Correct answer:1. a product that stimulates a person's

immune system to produce immunity

• administered through needle injections by mouth or

nose

• can be live or inactivated

Question :vaccine storage and handling errors result in:

Correct answer:1. reduced potency and effectiveness

• financial cost due to wasted vaccines
• loss of patient confidence in vaccines

Question :ACIP

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Correct answer:Advisory Committee on Immunization

Practices

Question :CDC

Correct answer:Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Question :issued guidance training requirements to

vaccinate

Correct answer:1. must complete a practical training

program that is approved by the ACPE; the program must include hands on injection technique and treatment of emergency reactions

• must have current certificate in CPR
• must complete 2 hours of ACPE approved

immunization related CEs during the relevant state licensing period

• If 18 years old or younger, must inform patient and/or

caregiver to follow u[p with PCP

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Question :issued guidance requirements to vaccinate

Correct answer:1. must be ordered by supervising

qualified RPh

• supervising qualified RPh must be readily available to

qualified tech

• must be FDA authorized or licensed
• must be administered according to ACIP's COVID-19

recommendations OR standard immunization schedule

Question :"qualified" pharmacy tech

Correct answer:pharmacy tech working in states with

licensure and/or registration must be licensed and/or registered in accordance with state requirements; pharmacy techs working in states without licensure and/or registration must have a CPhT certification from either PTCB or NHA

Question :vaccines allowed under issued guidance

Correct answer:FDA licensed COVID-19 vaccines to

individuals 3 years of age and older as well as ACIP recommended vaccinations to children 3 to 18 years old