The nurse is teaching a health education class at a community center. Patient education about treatment for scabies should include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Treatment should be directed to body areas that itch."
b. "Treatment should continue 2 weeks after the signs and symptoms have resolved."
c. "The entire body surface must be treated."
d. "The face and scalp of adults should be treated."
e. "Bedding and underwear should be machine washed and dried."
ANS: C, E
The entire body surface must be treated, and bedding and underwear should be machine washed and dried.
Treatment should not be directed only to body areas that itch
Treatment should not continue for 2 weeks after the signs and symptoms have resolved.
The entire body surface must be treated, including the face and scalp.
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