The nurse working on a community initiative to respond to pandemic flu would design priority interventions that would
A) bolster the communication network with the federal government.
B) educate the public on what to do in a pandemic.
C) limit person-to-person transmission.
D) provide antiviral medications to every person in the community.

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All options are valid activities of the nurse working on a community project for pandemic flu preparedness. However, the primary response strategy must be to implement public health measures to reduce person-to-person transmission. These measures might include a ban on large gatherings, isolation of infected individuals, prophylaxis of the entire community, and possibly a large-scale quarantine. However, the federal government plan calls for purchasing enough influenza vaccine for only 20 million people and enough antiviral drugs for only another 20 million people, so medicating an entire community may not be feasible.

The Nurse Working on a Community Initiative to Respond to Pandemic