Section: NCLEX

25) The nurse in the out-patient clinic evaluates the Mantoux test of a 36-year-old woman. The woman’s history indicates that she has been treated during the past year for an AIDS-related infection. The nurse should document that there was a positive reaction if there was an area of induration measuring what?

1. 3 mm
2. 7 mm
3. 11 mm
4. 15 mm

If a measurement greater than a 5 mm area positive for patient with an HIV-infection history.