Health Promotion and Maintenance Q 94

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Nurse Oliver is working in an outpatient clinic. He has been alerted that there is an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB). Which of the following clients entering the clinic today is most likely to have TB?

  

     A. A 16-year-old female high school student

     B. A 33-year-old daycare worker

     C. A 43-year-old homeless man with a history of alcoholism

     D. A 54-year-old businessman

    

    

Correct Answer: C. A 43-year-old homeless man with a history of alcoholism

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Clients who are economically disadvantaged, malnourished, and have reduced immunity, such as a client with a history of alcoholism, are at extremely high risk for developing TB.

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Option A: The high school student may be at low risk of developing TB, and she does not exhibit any signs and symptoms.

Option B: The daycare worker may have a lesser risk of developing TB than the homeless man with alcoholism.

Option D: A businessman probably has a much lower risk of contracting TB.

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