Nursing care of the newborn with oral candidiasis (thrush) includes:
a. avoiding use of pacifier.
b. removing characteristic white patches with a soft cloth.
c. continuing medication for a prescribed number of days.
d. applying medication to oral mucosa, being careful that none is ingested.
ANS: C
The medication must be continued for the prescribed number of days. To prevent relapse, therapy should continue for at least 2 days after the lesions disappear. Pacifiers can be used. The pacifier should be replaced with a new one or boiled for 20 minutes once daily. One of the characteristics of thrush is that the white patches cannot be removed. The medication is applied to the oral mucosa and then swallowed to treat Candida organisms in the gastrointestinal tract.
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