After being discharged from the hospital, a patient is diagnosed with TB at the outpatient clinic. What is the correct procedure regarding public health policy in this case?
a. Contact the infection control nurse at the hospital because the hospital is responsible for the follow-up of this case
b. There are no regulations because the patient was diagnosed at the clinic and not during the hospitalization
c. Contact the public health nurse so that all individuals who have came in contact with the patient can be screened
d. Have the patient sign a waiver regarding the hospital and clinic's liability for treatment
Answer: c. Contact the public health nurse so that all individuals who have came in contact with the patient can be screened
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