In caring for a patient with hepatitis B, the nurse would follow:
a. Standard Precautions.
b. strict isolation.
c. Contact Precautions.
d. surgical asepsis.
A
Standard Precautions are needed to care for a patient with hepatitis B. Isolation and Contact Pre-cautions are not indicated for this diagnosis. There are no reports of treatments needing surgical asepsis.
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