A patient with suspected coccidioidomycosis is admitted to the hospital, which of the following infection control measures should the nurse prioritize?

Rationale: A. Standard precautions are appropriate because coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) is not transmitted from person to person. Infection occurs through inhalation of spores from disturbed soil, so routine care requires standard precautions. B. Airborne precautions and a negative pressure room are not necessary because the infection is not contagious between humans. C. Educating the patient about preventing soil disturbance is important for prevention in the community but is not the immediate infection control measure for hospital staff. D. Negative pressure rooms are only required for airborne pathogens that pose a risk of human-to-human transmission, which does not apply to coccidioidomycosis.