The National Pediculosis Association (2004) recommends that the nurse examining children's hair for lice and nits should:
a. Wear gloves at all times, and change the gloves for each new examination.
b. Use wooden tongue depressors, discarded after each examination, to examine the child's hair.
c. Use ungloved hands, and wash the hands carefully with soap after the examination.
d. Use a comb to part the hair, and do not touch the hair itself with anything other than the comb.
B
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A Incorrect. The National Pediculosis Association (2004) does not recommend that the nurse examining children's hair for lice and nits should wear gloves.
B Correct. The National Pediculosis Association (2004) does not recommend that the nurse examining children's hair for lice and nits should wear gloves, instead wooden tongue depressors may be used to examine the child's hair. After the exam, the tongue depressors are to be discarded.
C Incorrect. The National Pediculosis Association (2004) does not recommend that the nurse examining children's hair for lice and nits should use ungloved hands, and wash the hands carefully with soap after the examination.
D Incorrect. The National Pediculosis Association (2004) does not recommend that the nurse examining children's hair for lice and nits should use a comb to part the hair, and do not touch the hair itself with anything other than the comb.
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