A 20-Year-Old College Student Who Has Not Been Immunized Against

A 20-year-old college student who has not been immunized against hepatitis B virus (HBV) comes to the clinic and reports that he has been exposed to hepatitis B.The nurse anticipates that the health care provider will likely recommend which treatment?

A) A prescription for a broad-spectrum antibiotic
B) A prescription for an antiviral agent
C) The first of the three immunizations for HBV
D) An injection of hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG)