A Male Patient Comes to the Clinic Asking to Speak

Multiple Choice

A male patient comes to the clinic asking to speak to a health care provider privately. He reveals that he had shared a needle/syringe with a prostitute (shooting up cocaine) and then had unprotected sex. Upon questioning, it was revealed that the patient had not had any immunization for hepatitis B. Which of the following medications would the nurse anticipate administering today to this patient?

A) Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine
B) Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG)
C) Hepatitis C immunoglobulin (HCIG)
D) Hepatitis A vaccine