A client is admitted to an acute care facility with acute onset of hepatitis B. In an effort to best determine the route of transmission, the nurse asks which of the following questions?
1. "Do you use IV drugs?"
2. "Do you wash your hands frequently?"
3. "Are you married?"
4. "Have you been vaccinated against hepatitis B?"
"Do you use IV drugs?"
Rationale: The nurse needs to determine if the client is an IV drug user. Hepatitis B is most commonly transmitted via blood and body fluids, but can also be transmitted via inanimate objects because the virus can live for up to a week on surfaces. Washing hands is a method of prevention for hepatitis A. Marital status doesn't preclude someone from being exposed to the virus. There is a vaccine for hepatitis B.
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