A Patient Receives a Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test as Part

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient receives a Mantoux tuberculin skin test as part of screening for a new job.The test is administered on a Friday,and the patient returns to the clinic the following Wednesday.The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) notes a 3-mm area of induration.The patient has no risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) .The NP should:

• A) repeat the test.
• B) record the test as positive.
• C) record the test as negative.
• D) ask about previous TB exposure.

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