A community/public health nurse is beginning an investigation of a communicable disease. What is the first action that the nurse will take?
a. Diagnose the disease, ask patients to name contacts, and then find those contacts.
b. Diagnose the problem, treat it, and then interview the client.
c. Identify the disease, isolate the causative agent, and determine the method of transmission.
d. Use the media to share symptoms and causes and then have professionals available to answer telephone calls, being sure to obtain names of infected persons.
ANS: C
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