A public health nurse is providing patient education for a patient who is being treated for scabies. The patient has been prescribed 5% permethrin (Elimite) cream to eradicate the scabies
What instruction about applying the cream should the nurse provide?
a. "Apply daily from head to toe for 7 to 10 days."
b. "Massage in the cream, head to toe, once and wash off in about 12 hours."
c. "Apply once and rinse off in about 10 minutes."
d. "Shampoo into the hair and leave in place for 48 hours."
ANS: B
The nurse should instruct the patient to massage in the cream, head to toe, once and wash off in about 12 hours.
Permethrin cream should not be applied daily.
Permethrin cream should not be applied and rinsed in 10 minutes.
Shampooing the hair does not address the remaining body infestation.
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