As the school nurse, you receive a call from a mother who says her daughter has head lice. What information should you tell her?
1. Distinguish nits from dandruff. Nits are firmly attached to the hair shaft.
2. Treat with pediculicide shampoo and repeat in seven days.
3. Toys and clothes can be tied up in a bag for two weeks.
4. All of the above
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1. Identification of nits needs to be made.
2. The shampoo will help treat and kill the nits and eggs.
3. All things the child has been exposed too should be wrapped up to prevent the spread of lice.
4. All of the above statements are caregiver education that you would share.
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