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Pediatric Vaccination Schedule Mnemonic (Age 0-6 years)

Pediatric vaccine schedule mnemonics for the vaccinations given to children ages 0-6 years.

In preparation for NCLEX and nursing lecture exams, you will want to know the recommended vaccines given to children at various ages, such as birth, 2, 4, 6, 12-18 months, and 4-6 years. There are a LOT of vaccines to remember!!

Therefore, what is the easiest way to memorize the immunization schedule for the pediatric population for your nursing exams? A Mnemonic!

This article will give you some mnemonics to help you memorize the vaccine schedule. Each mnemonic I’ve created includes the age category and its vaccines.

Don’t forget to take the quiz that contains pediatric immunization NCLEX questions.

NCLEX Review Lecture on Pediatric Vaccines


Pediatric Vaccine Schedule for Ages 0-6 Years

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Birth:

Hepatitis B (1st dose)

**Remember the B in hepatitis B vaccine to know that this is the ONLY vaccine given at birth.

2 months:

Hepatitis B (2nd dose)

DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)….1st dose

Hib (haemophilus influenzae type B)….1st dose

Polio…1st dose

PCV (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine)….1st dose

RV (rotavirus)….1st dose

4 months:

DTaP (2nd dose)

Hib (2nd dose)

Polio (2nd dose)

PCV (2nd dose)

RV (2nd dose)

6 months:

Hepatitis B (3rd dose)

DTap (3rd dose)

Hib (3rd dose)

Polio (3rd dose)

PCV (3rd dose)

RV (3rd dose)

*Influenza (yearly)

***The same vaccines are given at 2 and 6 months. Four months has the same vaccines as 2 and 6 months BUT Hepatitis B is NOT given at 4 months. Therefore, if you can remember all the vaccines given at 2 and 6 months and remember Hepatitis B is not given at 4 months, you have knocked out a lot of vaccines to remember.

Mnemonic: “Two 6-month-old pediatric policies discussed rejecting his HepB at 4 months.”

Two 6-month-old: age category

Pediatric: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)

Policies: Polio

Discussed: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP)

Rejecting: Rotavirus (RV)

His: haemophilus influenzae type b (HIB vaccine)

HepB: Hepatitis B vaccine

Last part of the mnemonic lets you know that the HepB is included at 2 and 6 months BUT is rejected at 4 months!

12-18 months:

DTaP (4th dose)

Hib (4th dose)

PCV (4th dose)

MMR (1st dose)

Varicella (1st dose)

Hepatitis A (2 dose series….given at 12 months and 18 months)

*Influenza (yearly)

Mnemonic: “His 12-18 dispatched mump vaccinations helped people.

His: haemophilus influenzae type b (HIB vaccine)

12-18: age category

Dispatched: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP)

Mump: measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

Vaccinations: Varicella

Helped: Hepatitis A

People: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)

4-6 years old:

DTaP (5th dose)

Polio (4th dose)

MMR (2nd dose)

Varicella (2nd dose)

*Influenza (yearly)

Mnemonic:  “Police dispatched 4-6 -year-old mump vaccinations.”

Police: Polio

Dispatched: DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)

4-6-year-old: age category

Mump: MMR

Vaccinations: Varicella

References:

Recommended Vaccines by Age | CDC. Cdc.gov. Retrieved 4 February 2018, from https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/vaccines-age.html

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