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A Nurse Is Reading the Results of a TB Skin

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A nurse is reading the results of a TB skin test on Ms. Dressler, a 72-year-old resident in a Nursing Home. Ms. Dressler has never had a TB skin test. There is no induration around the injection site. The nurse should document the test as negative and:


A) State that the client does not have TB
B) Have the client repeat the skin test in 2 weeks
C) Schedule the client repeat for a follow-up chest X-ray
D) Start the client on prophylactic TB medications because the client is in a high-risk group

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