Which patient statement indicates the need for further teaching about blood transfusions?
1. "There is no risk of a disease being transmitted through the transfusion of someone else's blood.".
2. "There is still some risk of contracting hepatitis B through a blood transfusion.".
3. "There is still some risk of contracting hepatitis C through a blood transfusion.".
4. "There is a period of time when HIV-contaminated blood will test negative.".
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Rationale 1: It is not true that there is no risk of disease transmission from a blood transfusion. The patient requires additional teaching.
Rationale 2: Some risk of hepatitis B transmission remains because of the window in which the patient has not produced antibodies.
Rationale 3: There is a slight risk for contracting hepatitis C from a transfusion.
Rationale 4: There is currently an 11-day window between infection and detecting the presence of antibodies.
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