Which nursing intervention best demonstrates an understanding of the relationship be-tween confirmed intravenous drug abuse and specific infections?
a. Screening the patient for hepatitis B virus (HBV)
b. Assessing the patient for potentially infected injection sites
c. Determining if the patient has ever been tested for human immunodeficiency vi-rus (HIV)
d. Evaluating the patient's understanding of the increased risk for developing sex-ually transmitted diseases
ANS: A
Injecting drug users have one of the highest HBV rates among all risk groups and account for at least half of all new HCV cases, so screening for such infections demonstrates that the nurse understands the severity of the problem. Although the other options reflect potential infection risks, they are not as commonly seen in patients with this diagnosis.
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