Immunisation For Health Practitioners Assignment

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)
4 5 5
No further
doses
after dose
number 5.
This vaccine is normally
administered at 6 weeks, 4
months, 6 months, 18 months,
and 4 years of age. Mia has
already received 4 vaccines
and only needs the last
vaccine.
Poliomyelitis
(IPV) 3 4 4
Another
dose may
be
required
after the
4th dose.
This can
be given
after 1-
2years.
This vaccine is administered at
2 months, 4 months, 6 moths,
and 4-6 years of age. Mia has
already received 3 vaccines
and only needs the fourth
vaccine.
2
Name :
ID :

Hepatitis A 2 2 None
All doses
have
already
been
administer
ed at her
current
age.
The vaccine is administered at
12 months and 18 months.
Hepatitis B 3 3 None
All doses
have
already
been
administer
ed at her
current
age.
The vaccine is administered at
birth, after 4 weeks, and after
12 months of age. In most
cases the first 2 doses are
administered a month apart.
Haemophilus
influenzae type
b (Hib)
3 3 None
All doses
have
already
been
administer
ed at her
current
age.
The vaccine is administered at
6 weeks, 4 months, and 6
months of age. A fourth dose
may be required if the child’s
immune system is weak.
Pneumococcal
(13vPCV) 4 4 None
All doses
have
already
been
administer
ed at her
current
age.
The vaccine is administered at
2 months, 4 months, 6
months, and 12 months of
age.
3
Name :
ID :

Pneumococcal
(23vPPV) 0 1 1
Mia is yet
to receive
any dose
of this
vaccine
and she
should get
it
promptly.
The vaccine is administered
after 4 years of age.
Meningococcal
vaccine (delete
as appropriate)
1. Monovalent
meningococc
al C
conjugate
vaccine
(MenCCV)
2. Quadrivalent
meningococc
al conjugate
vaccines
(Men ACWY)
3. Meningococc
al B vaccine
(MenBV also
known as
4CMenB)
3 3 None
All doses
have
already
been
administer
ed at her
current
age.
The vaccine is administered at
2 months, 6 months, and 18
months. The third dose is
more of a booster.
1 1 None She has
already
received
the
appropriat
e dose at
her
current
age.
This vaccine is recommended
for babies and is administered
at the age of 12 months.
4
Name :
ID :