While the nurse is obtaining a nursing history from a patient diagnosed with hepatitis C,what information reported by the patient indicates the highest risk factor for hepatitis C?

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Injection drug use is the highest risk factor for hepatitis C, as hepatitis C is primarily spread through exposure to infected blood, such as sharing needles during drug use. Sexual exposure, eating contaminated shellfish, and recent travel to an underdeveloped country are all possible modes of transmission, but they are considered lower-risk factors compared to injection drug use.

While the Nurse Is Obtaining a Nursing History from a Patient