A Healthcare Worker Who Is Asymptomatic Has a Screening TST

question 9

Multiple Choice

A healthcare worker who is asymptomatic has a screening TST result of 10 mm of induration during a pre-employment physical. What will the nurse reading this test tell the patient?

• A) "This is a negative test, so you are cleared for employment."
• B) "You have latent TB and will need to take isoniazid for 6 to 9 months."
• C) "You need to have a chest radiograph and a sputum culture."
• D) "You will begin taking a four-drug regimen to treat tuberculosis."

Understand the significance of outliers in a data set and how they affect measures of central tendency and spread.

Differentiate between symmetric and asymmetric (skewed) distributions.

Calculate and interpret measures of center and spread from stem-and-leaf plots and histograms.

Analyze and compare distributions using five-number summaries.

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Definitions:

Inventory

The raw materials, work-in-progress goods, and completely finished goods that are considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale.

Net Realizable Value

The estimated selling price of goods minus the costs of their sale or disposal, used in inventory valuation and accounts receivable.

Write-Down

A reduction in the book value of an asset when its market price falls below its carrying value on the balance sheet.

Gross Profit

The difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold, representing the basic profitability of the products or services sold by a company.