Week 3: Immunization Case Study Assignment: Purpose
Week 3: Immunization Case Study Assignment: Purpose
Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize the student with the most recent
guidelines and recommendations for vaccine-preventable illnesses in the United
States.
This assignment will follow the late assignment policy specified in the course
syllabus. Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due.
Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of
the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late.
Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three
days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment.
Following the directions above, answer each of the following case scenario questions:
Case # 1
You are rotating in the newborn nursery. Your next admission is a term newborn born
at 3.5 kg, and all maternal labs are negative. The infant's exam is normal.
Case # 2
Your first patient in primary care clinic is a healthy 2-month-old. She received Hep B
#1 in the nursery. She is a term infant and parents have no concerns. Her exam is
normal and there are no contraindications to giving her vaccines.
A healthy 5-year-old comes in with her mother for a well-child check in November.
Her routine vaccines are up to date through 2 years old, but she has never received a
vaccine for influenza. Her exam is normal.
Case # 4
An 11-year-old girl presents for a routine well-child check. Her immunizations are up
to date. Her exam is normal and there are no contraindications to giving her vaccines.