A nurse suffers a needlestick after injecting a patient with suspected hepatitis B. The nurse should a.

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A nurse suffers a needlestick after injecting a patient with suspected hepatitis B. The nurse should 

a. Have repeated titers to determine whether she was exposed to hepatitis B and if she was have hepatitis immune globulin. 

b. Immediately receive hepatitis immune globulin and begin hepatitis B vaccines if she has not already received them. 

c. Start antibiotic therapy immediately. 

d. Go on sick leave until all screening tests are negative.

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