When teaching a patient recovering from hepatitis B about management of the illness,the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the patient makes which of the following statements?
A) "I should not drink alcohol for at least a year."
B) "When I have recovered from this infection,I should have lifelong immunity to the virus."
C) "When the jaundice is gone,I have recovered from my illness and the infection is cured."
D) "I should use a condom during sexual intercourse until my tests for the virus are negative."
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