Maintain the Cold Chain - Online Vaccine Handling Module - Final Quiz

In order to receive a certficate of completion, please answer the questions below. Once you submit this quiz, you will receive a reply from the Health Unit within 10 business days.

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* 1. Please provide your name:

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* 2. Place provide the name of your office or facility:

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* 3. Please provide your email address:

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* 4. A vaccine is considered exposed if:

The temperature is above 8°C.

The temperature is below 2°C.

It has been in direct sunlight or fluorescent light.

All of the above.

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* 5. If a client is immunized with an exposed vaccine it may cause an increased risk of reaction at the injection site.

True

False

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* 6. RTT stands for:

Refrigerator / Thermometer / Temperature Log

Refrigerator / Time / Transportation

Thermometer / Review Manuals / Transportation

Refrigerator/ Tracking / Thermometer

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* 7. Vaccines can be stored with medical specimens.

True

False

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* 8. To help maintain the fridge temperatures between 2°C and 8°C you can:

Keep water bottles on the door of the fridge.

Defrost the freezer when you notice more than 1cm of ice build up.

Keep food only on the top shelves and vaccine on the bottom.

Open the fridge door several times a day to circulate the air.

All of the above.

Both a & b.

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* 9. Change batteries in the digital thermometers:

Every month.

Four times a year.

Only when they die.

Every 6 months

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* 10. In the temperature log it is important to document minimum, maximum and current temperatures twice a day:

True

False

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* 11. It is important to include the time of all minimum, maximum, and current temperature readings.

True

False

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* 12. To maintain the cold chain a hard sided cooler can be used for:

Storing your lunch.

Transporting vaccines.

Temporary storage of vaccine during defrosting of the fridge.

Emergency storage of vaccines during power outages.

All of the above.

Both b, c and d.

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* 13. It's Monday morning and you discover there has been a cold chain failure of 1.8°C.

Indicate in which order you would complete the following steps; click on the arrow beside the answer and select whether it would be the first, second, third or fourth step.

Contact the Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) program at the Health Unit.

Fill out and then fax a vaccine Cold Chain Incident Exposure/Wastage report form to the Health Unit.

Place all vaccine in a bag and label "do not use". Keep the vaccine stored in the fridge unless otherwise directed by VPD.

Follow directions provided by the VPD nurse after they have reviewed and assessed your temperature log and Vaccine Cold Chain Incident Exposure / Wastage Report Form.

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* 14. When using a multi-dose vial you should always:

Throw vaccine away after being opened for 1 month.

Make sure that all vaccine is used before getting rid of the vial to avoid vaccine wastage.

Date the vial when the first dose is drawn.

Return unused vaccine to the fridge immediately after use.

All of the above.

Both c & d.

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* 15. Placing the thermometer sensor in a vaccine box can provide protection from short term temperature fluctuations.

True

False

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* 16. When pre-conditioning your hard-sided cooler you should never cover your ice packs in newspaper.

True

False

Thank you. You will receive a reply from the Health Unit within 15 business days.

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* 1. Please provide your name:

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* 2. Place provide the name of your office or facility:

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* 3. Please provide your email address:

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* 4. A vaccine is considered exposed if:

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* 5. If a client is immunized with an exposed vaccine it may cause an increased risk of reaction at the injection site.

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* 6. RTT stands for:

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* 7. Vaccines can be stored with medical specimens.

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* 8. To help maintain the fridge temperatures between 2°C and 8°C you can:

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* 9. Change batteries in the digital thermometers:

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* 10. In the temperature log it is important to document minimum, maximum and current temperatures twice a day:

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* 11. It is important to include the time of all minimum, maximum, and current temperature readings.

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* 12. To maintain the cold chain a hard sided cooler can be used for:

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* 13. It's Monday morning and you discover there has been a cold chain failure of 1.8°C. Indicate in which order you would complete the following steps; click on the arrow beside the answer and select whether it would be the first, second, third or fourth step.

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* 14. When using a multi-dose vial you should always:

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* 15. Placing the thermometer sensor in a vaccine box can provide protection from short term temperature fluctuations.

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* 16. When pre-conditioning your hard-sided cooler you should never cover your ice packs in newspaper.

* 13. It's Monday morning and you discover there has been a cold chain failure of 1.8°C.

Indicate in which order you would complete the following steps; click on the arrow beside the answer and select whether it would be the first, second, third or fourth step.