The nurse is performing tuberculosis (TB)skin tests in a clinic that has many patients who have immigrated to the United States. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask before the skin test?

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Patients who have received the BCG vaccine will have a positive Mantoux test. Another method for screening (e.g.,chest x-ray)will need to be used in determining whether the patient has a TB infection. The other information also may be valuable but is not as pertinent to the decision about doing TB skin testing.

The Nurse Is Performing Tuberculosis (TB)skin Tests in a Clinic