Question

A nurse is caring for a newborn whose mother is positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. Which of the following treatments should the infant receive?

A. hepatitis B immune globulin at 1 week followed by the hepatitis B vaccine monthly for 6 months
B. hepatitis B vaccine monthly until the newborn tests negative for the hepatitis B surface antigen
C. hepatitis B immune globulin and the hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours of birth
D. hepatitis B vaccine at 24 hr followed by hepatitis B immune globulin every 12 hr for 3 days

Answer 1

hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine within 12 h of birth

Step-by-step explanation:

a newborn whose mother is positive for hepatitis B surface antigen should receive both the hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin within 12 h of birth.