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a hospital client has been diagnosed with hepatitis b. the nurse should apply which type of precaution?
airborne precautions
droplet precautions
standard precautions
contact precautions
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Explanation:

Hepatitis B is transmitted through contact with blood and body fluids. Standard precautions are designed to prevent the spread of infections by assuming all blood and body fluids are potentially infectious. Airborne precautions are for diseases like tuberculosis (spread via small particles in the air). Droplet precautions are for diseases like influenza (spread via large respiratory droplets). Contact precautions are for diseases like MRSA (spread via direct or indirect contact). Since hepatitis B is managed by treating all blood and body fluids as hazardous (which is the essence of standard precautions), standard precautions are the appropriate choice.

Answer:

standard precautions