A nurse who is planning to teach school-age children about the "common cold" should include what information?
1. Aspirin should be taken for alleviation of fever if the common cold is contracted.
2. Antibiotics will eliminate the nasopharyngitis virus.
3. Vaccinations can prevent contraction of a nasopharyngitis virus.
4. Proper hand washing can prevent the spread of the common cold.
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Rationale 1: Aspirin should not be taken for fever because of its association with Reye's syndrome.
Rationale 2: Antibiotics are not used to treat viral infections.
Rationale 3: No vaccine can prevent the common cold.
Rationale 4: Proper hand washing should be taught to school-age children to reduce the spread of the "common cold" virus.
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