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pane00

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A nurse was reading PPD tests 24 hours after another nurse had administered them. Which of the following findings would cause the nurse to interpret the test as positive?
 
  a. 15 mm of erythema in a client with HIV infection
  b. 5 mm of induration in an immigrant from a country where TB is endemic
  c. A 5-mm ruptured pustule with purulent drainage in a homeless client
  d. 10 mm of swelling and increased firmness in a client recently released from a correctional facility

Question 2

Which of the following statements best explains why many health care providers are more afraid of getting hepatitis B than HIV?
 
  a. Everyone would assume the person infected with hepatitis B is a drug user.
  b. Having HBV would mean no further employment in health care.
  c. The fatality rate is higher and occurs sooner with HBV.
  d. There is no treatment for HBV, which can be a very serious illness.


jazzlynnnnn

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


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