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A 29-year-old laboratory technician reports a needlestick from a hollow-bore needle used on a source patient whose hepatitis B status is unknown. The technician started the hepatitis B vaccine series 2 years ago but never received the third dose or post-vaccination titer. The department manager asks whether the worker can finish the shift before evaluation because the specimen backlog is high. Which action should the occupational health nurse take first?