An infant is diagnosed with streptococcal-based impetigo. What should the nurse teach the mother about the infant's care?
A) Help avoid thumb-sucking.
B) Change the dressings every day.
C) Provide penicillin as prescribed.
D) Administer the steroid as prescribed.
C
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Treatment of impetigo is oral administration of penicillin for 7 to 10 days. Thumb-sucking is not a cause for this disease. The lesions of impetigo are not covered with dressings. Steroids are not used to treat this disease.
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