The nurse is teaching a class at a community center on communicable diseases. Which statement by a member of the class best demonstrates understanding of the epidemiology of head lice?
a. "The infestation can be acquired from house pets."
b. "All socioeconomic groups are at risk for this infestation."
c. "Head lice affect only people in crowded environments."
d. "Head lice are transmitted only by direct person-to-person contact."
B
All socioeconomic groups are at risk for head lice infestation.
Humans are the only host for these obligate parasites, and infestation cannot be acquired through contact with pets or any other animals.
Head lice do not only affect people in crowded environments.
Head lice can be transmitted on clothing, hairbrushes, furniture, and other objects.
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Freud's contribution to psychiatry that most affects current psychiatric nursing is
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A client with a foot wound is prescribed short-term high-dose corticosteroid therapy. What will the nurse assess as indications that the medication is effective?
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