Leonard is completing a 6-month regimen to treat tuberculosis (TB). Monitoring of a patient on TB therapy includes:
1. Monthly sputum cultures
2. Monthly chest x-ray
3. Bronchoscopy every 3 months
4. All of the above
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The nurse caring for a 2-day postoperative colostomy patient should report immediately if a stoma is assessed as:
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