RNSG 1247 - Final exam|Tuberculosis Nursing and Respiratory Infection
Exam: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Acid Fast Bacillus Airborne Transmission
Granuloma Formation Latent Tuberculosis Infection Active Tuberculosis Disease
Immunosuppression HIV Coinfection Tuberculin Skin Test Mantoux Test
Interferon Gamma Release Assay QuantiFERON TB Sputum Smear Acid Fast
Bacilli Culture Pulmonary Tuberculosis Miliary Tuberculosis Pleural Tuberculosis
Negative Pressure Isolation N95 Respirator Directly Observed Therapy
Multidrug Therapy Isoniazid Rifampin Pyrazinamide Ethambutol Hepatotoxicity
Ocular Toxicity Drug Resistance Treatment Compliance Bacille Calmette Guerin
Vaccine Infection Control Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete
A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Tuberculosis (TB)
}Usually involves the lungs, but can infect any organ including the
brain, kidneys, bones
}About 25% of the world's population is infected with TB
}Leading cause of death in HIV patients
}TB occurs disproportionately in the poor, underserved, and racial & ethnic minorities
video & study guide links
https://simplenursing.com/video-playlist/?category=infection-patho&video=tb-tuberculosis-patho-2
(side note, video & our book says pt is - with 3 consec. monthly sputum are -, but ppt says 2)
https://simplenursing.com/video-playlist/?category=tuberculosis-medsurg-respiratory&video=tb-drugs
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y0XY8u5WCsMLmtxorx7UxnYtYnJie60R?usp=drive_link
,What is the underlying cause?
M. tuberculosis (causative organism)
}Gram-positive, acid-fast bacillus (AFB)
}Spread via airborne particles
There is a resurgence of TB – why? = HIV
Who is at high risk for TB?
Born in foreign country with high prevalence of TB
#1 Asians, #2 Hispanics, #3 Blacks
-Living or working in institutions (prisons, shelters)
-Residents of long-term care centers
-Health care workers
-IV drug users
-Homeless; poverty, poor access to health care
, -Residents of inner-city neighborhoods
-Immunosuppression from any cause (e.g., HIV/AIDS, cancer, long-term corticosteroid use)
-Diabetes
**A patient having more than one of these is even more at risk
TB in Texas by race/ethnicity
hispanics have highest prevelance in TX
TB in Texas by counties
biggest cities and border towns
How is tuberculosis transmitted?
Spread via airborne particles when an infected person
◦Coughs
◦Speaks
◦Sneezes
Exam: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Acid Fast Bacillus Airborne Transmission
Granuloma Formation Latent Tuberculosis Infection Active Tuberculosis Disease
Immunosuppression HIV Coinfection Tuberculin Skin Test Mantoux Test
Interferon Gamma Release Assay QuantiFERON TB Sputum Smear Acid Fast
Bacilli Culture Pulmonary Tuberculosis Miliary Tuberculosis Pleural Tuberculosis
Negative Pressure Isolation N95 Respirator Directly Observed Therapy
Multidrug Therapy Isoniazid Rifampin Pyrazinamide Ethambutol Hepatotoxicity
Ocular Toxicity Drug Resistance Treatment Compliance Bacille Calmette Guerin
Vaccine Infection Control Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete
A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Tuberculosis (TB)
}Usually involves the lungs, but can infect any organ including the
brain, kidneys, bones
}About 25% of the world's population is infected with TB
}Leading cause of death in HIV patients
}TB occurs disproportionately in the poor, underserved, and racial & ethnic minorities
video & study guide links
https://simplenursing.com/video-playlist/?category=infection-patho&video=tb-tuberculosis-patho-2
(side note, video & our book says pt is - with 3 consec. monthly sputum are -, but ppt says 2)
https://simplenursing.com/video-playlist/?category=tuberculosis-medsurg-respiratory&video=tb-drugs
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y0XY8u5WCsMLmtxorx7UxnYtYnJie60R?usp=drive_link
,What is the underlying cause?
M. tuberculosis (causative organism)
}Gram-positive, acid-fast bacillus (AFB)
}Spread via airborne particles
There is a resurgence of TB – why? = HIV
Who is at high risk for TB?
Born in foreign country with high prevalence of TB
#1 Asians, #2 Hispanics, #3 Blacks
-Living or working in institutions (prisons, shelters)
-Residents of long-term care centers
-Health care workers
-IV drug users
-Homeless; poverty, poor access to health care
, -Residents of inner-city neighborhoods
-Immunosuppression from any cause (e.g., HIV/AIDS, cancer, long-term corticosteroid use)
-Diabetes
**A patient having more than one of these is even more at risk
TB in Texas by race/ethnicity
hispanics have highest prevelance in TX
TB in Texas by counties
biggest cities and border towns
How is tuberculosis transmitted?
Spread via airborne particles when an infected person
◦Coughs
◦Speaks
◦Sneezes
