A patient and his family have been exposed to probable anthrax spores through contaminated postal contents within the past 8 hours. Upon arrival at the emergency department, all members of the family are anxious and say they are afraid of dying
The best nursing response is based on what rationale?
A) There is no treatment for anthrax exposure and their fears are realistic.
B) A vaccine given in the first 3 days after exposure will stop the disease.
C) Antibiotic therapy is very effective for cutaneous anthrax.
D) A toxicology screen is necessary to determine whether there really was an exposure.
C
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