The school nurse is planning a teaching session with the parents of students to reduce the spread of the flu virus throughout the school. What should the nurse include when teaching the parents of a diverse population about infection-control techniques?
Select all that apply.
A) "Cover your cough" education
B) Appropriate hand hygiene
C) Safe food preparation and storage
D) Sanitizing high-touch items to kill pathogens
E) Withholding immunizations for children with compromised immune systems
Answer: A, B, D
Sanitizing high-touch items such as toys and all contact surfaces, teaching children to wash their hands, and appropriate respiratory etiquette such as "cover your cough" education all control the growth and spread of microorganisms. Teaching parents safe food preparation and storage is another tool to prevent the spread of microorganisms, but is not related to the flu virus. Immunizations should not be withheld from immunocompromised children, and this is not an infection-control strategy. To prevent the spread of communicable diseases, microorganisms must be killed or their growth controlled.
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