Question

A nurses Mantoux test is positive for exposure to tuberculosis. Which of the following conclusions should be considered by the nurse?
a. The nurse has been exposed to tuberculosis.
b. The nurse has tuberculosis.
c. The positive test result probably is due to a problem in the testing process.
d. The test is inaccurate and needs to be repeated

Answer 1

Mantoux test is the test done to identify tuberculosis.

The correct option is option a: The nurse has been exposed to tuberculosis. It is because Mantoux test positive shows that the nurse is definitely exposed to tuberculosis in the past and from that the disease is spread.

Option B is wrong because in the question already mention that the nurse is positive for exposure to tuberculosis. the nurse has tuberculosis is past tense. It means nurse was a tuberculosis patient not now. This is an inappropriate answer.

Option C and D is wrong because the patient is high risk to get the disease because of exposure. There is no sense that the result is inaccurate or problem in the testing process.