The nurse in a pediatrician's office teaches the mother of a preteen client who was treated for strep throat to do which of the following to help prevent a reoccurrence?
1. Isolate the child from the their siblings until the child has been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours.
2. Disinfect all the child's toys.
3. Wash all the child's laundry in hot bleach water.
4. Replace the child's toothbrush.
ANS: 4
Replacing the child's toothbrush will help prevent reinfecting the child with streptococcal bacte-ria.
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