The nurse is planning education for an adolescent patient recently diagnosed with hepatitis. The patient moved back to the parents' home. Which recommendation to the parents will best prevent them from acquiring hepatitis B (HBV)?

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Obtaining postexposure prophylaxis is the best recommendation for the parents to prevent them from acquiring hepatitis B (HBV) if they are at risk of exposure from their child. Postexposure prophylaxis can include receiving the hepatitis B vaccine and possibly hepatitis B immune globulin, depending on the situation and timing relative to exposure.

The Nurse Is Planning Education for an Adolescent Patient Recently