The nurse is performing TB screening in a clinic that has many patients who have immigrated to Canada.Before doing a TB skin test on a patient,which question is most important for the nurse to ask?

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Knowing if the patient has received the BCG vaccine for TB is important because it may cause a false-positive reaction on the TB skin test. It is unrelated to how long the patient has lived in Canada, family history of TB, or over-the-counter medications.

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