The nurse is admitting a client who is 12 weeks pregnant and an IV drug user. She has had a number of sexual partners, complains of malaise, and has yellow in the eyes, nausea, and vomiting
Having obtained this history, the nurse suspects that the client has which condition? 1. Hepatitis E
2. Hepatitis C
3. Gonorrhea
4. Hepatitis A
2
Explanation: 2. Hepatitis C is bloodborne, and found in drug users and those who have multiple sexual partners.
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