Module 2 Assessment | 2019 Immunisation Program Registered Nurse

Module 2 Assessment | 2019
Immunisation Program Registered Nurse Health
(Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 course

Name of publication Module 2 Assessment | 2018
Immunisation Program Registered Nurse Health (Drugs and Poisons)
Regulation 1996 course
Version 3.2
Approved April 2019
First Published April 2017
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Assessment activities Module 2
Workbook
 Pass mark 50%
 Due date: please see your course calendar
It is recommended you work through the study guide in chronological order to
successfully complete the workbook.
Please ensure you keep a copy of your completed workbook for your own records.
 Please phone or email the course coordinator for assistance if required.
Phone or email the course coordinator for assistance if required.
Note, approximate word counts in each question are provided as a guide only (i.e. to
give you an idea of how much is expected for each answer). You will not be
penalised if you do not adhere to these word limits.
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Submission of your assessment
 Please submit in Word format only.
 Suggested word counts for your written responses are provided.
 APA referencing style is required (both in text and a reference list. The
reference list can be after each question, or one list at the end of your
workbook. If a question is asking you to discuss a particular document, then
you do not need to include references).
 Complete cover page prior to submission
o File name your assessment as follows:
Given name Surname WB1 e.g. Mary Brown WB1
 Submit the workbook either on or before the due date – you have until midnight
on the due date.
 Ensure you keep a copy of your assessment for your own records
 Submit via Turnitin (you will receive a confirmation email)
 Allow 2-3 weeks for your assessment to be returned

Cover PageModule 2 Assessment
Student to complete
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Date extension granted until:
By the action of submitting this workbook, I declare that I am the original author of this
assessment, and to my knowledge there is no material which has been previously
published or written by another person except where reference is made. I have read
and understand the section on academic dishonesty in the Cunningham Centre Client
Handbook, and understand that should this declaration be false then I will be subject
to disciplinary action as per Cunningham Centre policy.
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Office use only
Question Marks
available
Marks
achieved
1. Immune
system
1 8
2. Vaccinology 2 2
3 2
3. Vaccine
preventable
diseases
4 8
5 3
6 4
4. National
Immunisation
Program
Schedule
(NIPS)
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 3
11 1
12 4
13 3
14 2
15 3
16 2
5. SIP 17 3
6. Myths &
realities
18 3
19 3
Referencing Ungraded
Mandatory
Reflective
activity
Ungraded
Mandatory
TOTAL 60
Date received:
Marker:
Marks:
Comments:
Date returned: Resubmission date:
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The immune system
Question 1 8 marks
George is a 62-year-old non-Indigenous male who has injured himself with an old piece
of wire whilst gardening. He has a minor laceration to his left forearm which is no longer
bleeding. George is otherwise well. George says he does not think he has ever had a
tetanus vaccination in the past.
How will you manage this presentation? (Approximately 300-400 words)
In your answer include:
 Your immediate assessment and management
 In regard to tetanus vaccination, include:
o Your assessment of any requirements for vaccination
According to Collins et al. (2015), timely administraton of the post-exposure prophylaxis
after the injury or cut can help to prevent the development of the clinical tetanus or
reduce the severity of the tetanus. Thus the wound of George must be assessed and
thoroughly cleaned. The type of tetanus prophylaxis recommended mainly depends in
the overall nature of the wound and vaccination history of the patients. Collins et al.
(2015) stated that fully immunized patients who are immunospuuressed must be
managed as if they are immunized incompletely.
o Recommendations for vaccination (including vaccine type), and
o Rationale for your recommendations.
Since George has stated that as per his memory he does not think that he has been
immunised with the tetanus vaccine before, he will require one dose of the tetanus
vaccine to be given immediately. Then further arrangement of the vaccination will be
done in order to complete the rest five dose of the course. This is because tetanus is
potentially fatal disease caused by the neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani.
However, the tetanus is preventable under the action of the tetanus vaccination.
Moroever, the signs of the clinical signs of the tetanus vaccination like muscle rigidity,
spasms are presented between 4 to 21 days after the inoculation of the bacteria
(Collins et al., 2015). So since George is unware about his current status of the tetanus
vaccination and tetanus symptoms appear after 4 days. It will is strictly recommened to
immunize George with tetanus vaccines.
 A discussion of the relationship of vaccination requirements in this specific case
to the body’s immune response.
The administration of the vaccination tetanus vaccine or tetanus toxoid (TT) is formed
by inactivated tetanus vaccine. The administration of TT leads to the formation of the
antibodies against TT and thus helping in the development of immunity (Collins et al.,
2015).
 Public health considerations in this case (as an unimmunised individual)
An immunised individuals main develops prophylaxis vaccination after 4 to 21 days of
the inoculation of the bacteria. The tetanus toxins bind to the peripheral and central
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