The mother of a client with head lice has completed the applications of topical medication. What is the best instruction by the nurse at this time?
1. "Keep your child's hair short so it will be easier to treat next time."
2. "You are fine now; just watch your child for a re-infection."
3. "Check the heads of your child's friends before allowing them to play together."
4. "Remove all nits from the hair shaft with a nit comb or a fine-tooth comb."
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: There is no need to cut the child's hair, just remove the nits from the child's hair shaft.
Rationale 2: The treatment is not complete until the nits are removed from the hair shaft; the mother is not finished.
Rationale 3: The mother does not need to check the friends' hair.
Rationale 4: After the shampoo treatment, the mother should remove all nits from the hair shaft with a nit comb or a fine-tooth comb.
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