The parents of a newborn have refused all newborn immunizations. When reviewing the prenatal history you note that the mother is hepatitis B positive. It is your facility’s standard of care to give both the hepatitis B and hepatitis immunoglobulin in these cases. You inform the parents of your hospital’s standard but they still refuse the immunizations. What would you do FIRST? Notify social services. Notify the ethics committee. Notify the pediatrician. Notify the health department.
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