Question #2
>> The client is being discharged to home after 2 weeks with a diagnosis of tuberculosis and is worried about the possibility of infecting family and others. The nurse provides he most reassurance by telling the client that :
choices are,
1. The family does not need therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 1 month of drug therapy
2. The family does not need therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 6 consecutive weeks of drug therapy.
3. The family will recieve prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 1 week of drug therapy.
4. The family will be treated prophylactically, and the client will not be contagious after 2-3 consecutive weeks of drug therapy.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
NCLEX Question #2
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4. Family members or others who have been in close contact with a client diagnosed with tuberculosis are placed on prophylactic therapy with isoniazid (INH) for 6 to 12 months. The client is usually not infectious after taking medication for 2-3 consecutive weeks. However, the client must take the full course of therapy (for 6 months or longer) to prevent reinfection or drug resistant tuberculosis.
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