Immunisation for Health Practitioners (306)

Immunisation for Health Practitioners (306)
Assessment 4 : Catch-up worksheet and vaccine
administration
Student’s name
(as per AHPRA registration) :
Student’s ID :
Health profession :
Tutor’s name :
Month of course
commencement :
Due date :
State / Territory student is
practicing in :
Please complete the below tables for the relevant state/territory that you are
currently practising in. You must include the NIP vaccines, your specific
State/Territory schedule and ALL recommended vaccines (non-funded) for Mia
and Talia. In-text referencing is not required, only an end of text reference list.
Any assumptions that you make, please state them in the comments.

Table 1 - Catch-up worksheet for children <10 years of age for NIP
vaccines
(Adapted from The Australian Immunisation Handbook ‘
Catch-up worksheet for children <10 years of age for National
Immunisation Program vaccines’ available from: https://immunisationhandbook.govcms.gov.au/resources/handbook-
tables/resource-catch-up-worksheet-for-children)
Vaccines
No. of
previous
doses
No. of
doses
required
at
current
age
Dose
number
due now
Further
doses;
intervals
Student’s comments Tutor’s comments
Example
disease
2
4
3 4 weeks
This vaccine is normally given
at 6, 12 24 and 42 weeks of
age. The last 2 doses need to
be caught up, 4 weeks apart.
This is an example of how the
table should be completed.
Diphtheria,
acellular
pertussis,
tetanus
(DTPa)
9 30 21 2 months This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 months
Poliomyelitis
(IPV) 9 30 21 2 months This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 months
Hepatitis A 2 9 7
1st dose
at 12
months
interval
and
subseque
nt at 6
months
1st dose at 12 months interval
and subsequent at 6 months
Hepatitis B 9 30 21 2 months This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 monthsHaemophilus
influenzae
type b (Hib)
9 30 21 2 months This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 months
2
Name :
ID :

Pneumococc
al (13vPCV) 9 30 21 2 months This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 months
Pneumococc
al (23vPPV) 9 30 21 2 months This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 months
Meningococc
al vaccine
Quadrivalen
t
meningococ
cal
conjugate
vaccines
(Men ACWY)
1 5 4 12
months
This vaccine is given at the
interval of 12 months
Measles /
Mumps/
Rubella
(MMR)
2 9 7
1st dose
at 12
months
interval
and
subseque
nt at 6
months
1st dose at 12 months interval
and subsequent at 6 months
Rotavirus 9 30 21 2 months This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 months
Varicella 1 5 4 18
months
This vaccine is given at the
interval of 18 months
Influenza 3 10 7 2,4,6
months
This vaccine is given at 2, 4
and 6 months
Catch-up appointments
Visit 1 Vaccine brand name
and dose number
Site / route of
administration Student’s comments Tutor’s comments
3
Name :
ID :

Current visit
Infanrix® hexa and 0.5-
mL dose
Intramuscular
Injection
The recommended DTaP
series is 5 doses,
administered at 2, 4, and 6
months, 15 through 18
months, and 4 through 6
years (The Australian
Immunisation Handbook,
2019).
Visit 2 Vaccine brand name
and dose number
Site / route of
administration Student’s comments Tutor’s comments
What is the
Interval
from Visit
1?
2
months
Infanrix® hexa and 0.5-
mL dose
Intramuscular
Injection
The recommended DTaP
series is 5 doses,
administered at 2, 4, and 6
months, 15 through 18
months, and 4 through 6
years (The Australian
Immunisation Handbook,
2019).
4
Name :
ID :