TINTE, JOHN KYLE B.

BSN I- L

NURSING
VACCINATION DESCRIPTION DOSE INTERVALS ROUTE
RESPONSIBILITIES
> Ask the patient or
mother of the patient
whether he/ she
have ever had had
adverse reactions to
injections.
> Perform hand
BCG Vaccine is the hygiene before
only vaccine contact with patient
against
Tuberculosis. TB is > Gather equipment,
a disease caused including the
by bacteria called ordered medication
Two Doses
Mycobacterium and tuberculin
tuberculosis. The syringe.
>(0.05 mL dose for
bacteria usually > Thoroughly
Bacillus Calmette children under one
attack the lungs, but 4-6 week interval explain procedures
Guerin (BCG) year) Subcutaneous
they can also after first vaccine and primary reason
Vaccine
damage other parts why the specific
>(0.1 mL dose for
of the body. TB is type of vaccination
recipients over one
communicated is being done to the
year
through the air patient. In this case,
when a person with to the mother of the
TB coughs, patients since BCG
sneezes and talks, recipients are mostly
either aiborne or children.
droplet. > Proper method of
injecting the vaccine
(correct dosage,
injection site, etc.)
>All equipment,
supplies, and
receptacles in
contact with these
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products should be
disposed of as
biohazards. Do not
prepare parenteral
drugs in areas
where BCG has
been prepared.
DPT Vaccine
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>Take note of the

old and current
schedule of
vaccination
Diphtheria is an
>Take into
infection caused by
consideration
the bacterium
parental concerns
Corynebacterium
>Document the
diphtheriae.
vaccination to know
Diphtheria causes a
which dose will be
thick covering in the
given next
back of the throat. It Three doses
>The nurse must
can lead to difficulty Minimum intervals
Diptheria Intramuscular build a relationship
breathing, heart > Each dose of 4 weeks
with the patient and
failure, paralysis, contains 0.5mL
reinforce to the
and even death.
parent the need for
Diphtheria is
vaccination
communicated
>The nurse should
through respiratory
discuss with the
droplets, like from
parent evidence-
coughing or
based research to
sneezing.
guide
recommendations
and reassure
patients safety

>Massage the
Pertussis, also injection site for fast
Three doses
known as whooping absorption of the
Minimum intervals
Pertussis cough, is a highly Intramuscular vaccine and to help
> Each dose of 4 weeks
contagious minimizing bruising
contains 0.5mL
respiratory disease. and pain, the person
It is caused by the administering the
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bacterium injection should

Bordetella allow a refrigerated
pertussis. Pertussis medication to warm
is known for to room temperature
uncontrollable, for about 30
violent coughing minutes.
which often makes >Correct cold chain
it hard to breathe. vaccine storage
After cough fits, should be ensured.
someone with >The injection site
pertussis often batch number and
needs to take deep expiry date should
breaths, which be recorded in the
result in a patient record.
“whooping” sound.
Pertussis can affect
people of all ages,
but can be very
serious, even
deadly, for babies
less than a year old.
Tetanus is a serious >It is unnecessary
infection caused by to repeat doses if
Clostridium tetani. the course has been
This bacterium interrupted. Longer
produces a toxin than recommended
that affects the intervals between
Three doses
brain and nervous doses do not appear
Minimum intervals
Tetanus system, leading to Intramuscular to reduce the final
> Each dose of 4 weeks
stiffness in the antibody level or
contains 0.5mL
muscles. The efficacy.
infection can cause > Ask the patient or
severe muscle mother of the patient
spasms, serious whether he/ she
breathing have ever had had
difficulties, and can adverse reactions to
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ultimately be fatal. injections.

> Perform hand
hygiene before
contact with patient

>Massage the
injection site for fast
absorption of the
vaccine and to help
minimizing bruising
and pain, the person
administering the
injection should
allow a refrigerated
medication to warm
Hepatitis B is a to room temperature
potentially life- for about 30
threatening liver Three doses minutes.
>1st Dose: 1-4
infection caused by >Correct cold chain
weeks
the hepatitis B virus >0.5ml to 0-9 vaccine storage
>2nd Dose: 2-8
Hepatitis B (HBV). It can cause yearsold Intramuscular should be ensured.
weeks
chronic infection >The injection site
>3rd Dose: 3-16
and puts people at >1.0mL for 20 and batch number and
weeks
high risk of death. It above years old expiry date should
is a major global be recorded in the
health problem. patient record.

>It is unnecessary
to repeat doses if
the course has been
interrupted. Longer
than recommended
intervals between
doses do not appear
to reduce the final
antibody level or
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efficacy.
Polio Vaccine
>A well-lighted area
should be used to
assess the site of
injection.

>When giving
repeated doses on a
regular basis, the
One dose
use of a site rotation
Inactivated Polio >2 drops of Intramuscular and
No interval chart should be
Vaccine (IPV) approximately 0.1 Subcutaneous
instituted and kept
Poliomyelitis is a mL
on medication.
crippling and
potentially deadly
>Avoid exposing the
infectious disease
needle in the
caused by the
patient’s line of
poliovirus. The virus
vision decreases
spreads from
level of anxiety.
person to person
and can invade an
>Nurse must help in
infected person’s
minimizing the
brain and spinal
tendency of the
cord, causing
patient to spit out
paralysis.
vaccine right after
administration
>Document the
Oral Polio Vaccine Three doses
4 week intervals Oral vaccination to know
(OPV) >0.5 mL each dose
which dose will be
given next
>The nurse must
build a relationship
with the patient and
reinforce to the
parent the need for
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vaccination

Measles Vaccine
German measlesis
a viral infection that >When it comes to
causes a red rash making sure you are
on the body. Aside protected it means
from the rash, verifying your
people with German vaccination status.
measles usually You should have
have a fever and been vaccinated
Two doses
swollen lymph 4 weeks intervals yourself unless you
Rubella (German
nodes. The from the age of 8 Subcutaneous
Measles) >The dose for any are old enough to
infection can spread weeks onward
age is 0.5 mL have had the
from person to
person through disease yourself.
contact with >Able recognize
droplets from an signs and symptoms
infected person’s of measles,
sneeze or cough.

Rubeola, also >Up-to-date with

called 10-day latest treatments.
measles, red
measles, or >Using a respectful
measles, is a viral Two doses and effective
4 weeks intervals method of
Rubeola (Red illness that results
from the age of 8 Subcutaneous conducting the
Measles) in a viral exanthem. >The dose for any
weeks onward vaccination
Exanthem is age is 0.5 mL
another name for a >Proper instructions
rash or skin given to the patient
eruption. Rubeola before and after
has a distinct rash vaccination
that helps aid in the
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diagnosis. Measles
is spread from one
child to another
through direct
contact with
discharge from the
nose and throat.
Sometimes, it is
spread through
airborne droplets
from an infected
child. This is also
very contagious.

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