The Homeland Security Office has issued a warning of suspected biological warfare using the Francisella tularensis (tularemia) bacteria. Which intervention should the charge nurse implement? 1....

The Homeland Security Office has issued a warning of suspected biological warfare using the Francisella tularensis (tularemia) bacteria. Which intervention should the charge nurse implement?

1. Initiate the hospital’s external emergency disaster plan.

2. Instruct the staff to prepare the decontamination area.

3. Prepare to administer the antitoxin intravenously.

4. Check on the supply of oral doxycycline, an antibiotic.