Tuberculosis (TB) Exposure (Compare Your Local Government With That Outlined Here) As a public health nurse (PHN), you are alerted to a person who has an active TB case. He came into the health...


Tuberculosis (TB) Exposure (Compare Your Local Government With That Outlined Here)


As a public health nurse (PHN), you are alerted to a person who has an active TB case. He came into the health department for a chest x-ray after he failed his tuberculin skin test. The person has recently arrived by plane from another state. He stayed for a few weeks with family members in a small house but now lives with friends in a small apartment. When talking to the patient, you note that he coughs often and does not cover his mouth.  As a PHN, what steps would you take to determine


• exposure?  How will you determine who was exposed and will


• need to be tested?  What questions can you ask to help determine when


• and how the patient was exposed to TB?  What type of education will you provide to him?


•  How can you ensure that the patient is compliant with


• medication treatment?  Imagine that you are the school nurse of the patient’s


• 8-year-old daughter who has also tested positive. What steps would you take?  What would you do differently if you were a corrections nurse and the patient was an inmate?


•  What are the ethical and legal issues related to TB? •



May 26, 2022
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