A nurse is providing discharge education to a client who was diagnosed with tuberculosis 2 months ago. Which of the following client statements indicates more teaching is necessary?
The nurse is discharging a client with tuberculosis. The client asks if it is possible to stop taking the tuberculosis medication once she feels better. Which of the following is the most appropriate response?
While caring for a client who is recovering from surgery, the nurse finds out that the client is infected with active tuberculosis. Prior to this discovery, the nurse had only been using standard precautions. Which action of the nurse is most appropriate for providing proper precautions in this situation?
A nurse is working with a new staff member who has just been hired as a nurse on the surgical unit. A client has been brought in for care who has an infection with tuberculosis. The nurse instructs the new staff nurse that the client needs airborne precautions. Which is the correct action for this type of precaution that the nurse would observe in the new staff member?
Which of the following is a true statement regarding tuberculosis?
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis. The client is just completing a 9-month regimen of medication as part of treatment for the condition in which she responded well. Which of the following choices describes how follow-up is handled for the client who was treated successfully?
A nurse must use a N95 respirator for protection against tuberculosis with a client. Which of the following considerations should be used while the nurse is utilizing this mask?
Which of the following are considered anti-tubercular drugs? Select all that apply.
A nurse who works in a long-term care facility has learned that one of the residents has developed active tuberculosis. What should the nurse do to protect the other residents?
The nurse is caring for a client with tuberculosis and is giving report to the oncoming nurse. Which of the following statements is most appropriate?
