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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

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.

c. poliovirus vaccine d. chickenpox vaccine