The Community Health Nurse Learns That an Adult Community Member

The community health nurse learns that an adult community member has been diagnosed with diphtheria. What should the nurse do to prevent the spread of this infection?

A) provide the Tdap vaccine as prescribed
B) instruct the patient to ingest milk and dairy products
C) obtain throat cultures from the patient's close contacts
D) ensure the patient's diagnosis has been reported to the local health department
E) counsel the patient's family members to take antibiotics for 3 days as prescribed