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Hepatitis B Vaccine Guide for Nurses

The hepatitis B vaccine works by stimulating the immune system to attack viral proteins from hepatitis B. It is indicated for prevention of hepatitis B. Contraindications include hypersensitivity or severe allergy to components of the vaccine. Common adverse effects involve the central nervous system like fever and headache, or dermatological issues like soreness or swelling at the injection site. Nursing responsibilities include assessing vital signs, ensuring no complications, providing comfort during administration, monitoring for adverse effects, and encouraging patients to report anything unusual.

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Hepatitis B Vaccine Guide for Nurses

The hepatitis B vaccine works by stimulating the immune system to attack viral proteins from hepatitis B. It is indicated for prevention of hepatitis B. Contraindications include hypersensitivity or severe allergy to components of the vaccine. Common adverse effects involve the central nervous system like fever and headache, or dermatological issues like soreness or swelling at the injection site. Nursing responsibilities include assessing vital signs, ensuring no complications, providing comfort during administration, monitoring for adverse effects, and encouraging patients to report anything unusual.

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DRUG NAME MECHANISM OF ACTION INDICATION / ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING

CONTRAINDICATION RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERIC: INDICATIONs: CNS: Dx:


Hepatitis B Vaccine Hepatitis B vaccines work by Prevention of Hepatitis B Fever, headache, nausea, a. Assess vital signs of
stimulating the immune dizziness, fatigue the newborn
BRAND: system to attack the viral CONTRAINDICATION: Derma: b. Ensure absence of
Energix B, proteins. When a hepatitis B Hypersensitivity; severe Soreness, swelling at the complications
Recombivax HB vaccine is administered, the allergy to gamma globin or injection site.
body's immune system anti-immunoglobulin Tx:
CLASS: recognizes the viral proteins therapies. IM injection in a. Provide comfort and
in the vaccine as foreign, and patients with place patient in proper
THERAPEUTIC develops antibodies against thrombocytopenia or position and apply
Viral Vaccine them, thus providing coagulation disorder. pressure to area before
immunity from future administering
PHARMACOLOGIC: infections. In the event of EDx:
Vaccine HBV exposure following a. Monitor for adverse
vaccination, the body will effects
DOSAGE: already be primed to fight b. Encourage patient to
0.5mL the infection. report unusual findings

ROUTE:
Intramuscular

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