What information should the nurse provide to the parents of a child being treated for enterobiasis (pinworms)?
1. A stool specimen analysis will be needed to determine if the treatment was successful.
2. Everyone in the family should be treated.
3. Special precautions should be employed in disposing of bowel contents.
4. Mebendazole will be administered daily for one week.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: A stool specimen is not needed.
Rationale 2: Everyone in the family should be treated.
Rationale 3: Special precautions are not needed.
Rationale 4: A single dose is usually sufficient to eradicate the pinworms, although the dose may be repeated in 2 weeks to maximize therapeutic success.
Global Rationale: Asymptomatic infestation of other household members is frequent; therefore, it is prudent for all close contacts to receive antihelminthic treatment. Stool specimens are not necessary to assure treatment effectiveness and no special precautions are needed for disposal of stools. One dose of mebendazole is usually sufficient but a dose may be repeated in 2 weeks.
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