The parents of a child with head lice asks the nurse to explain the difference with scabies. What should the nurse reply? The nurse is teaching a family whose children contracted head lice at school
The parents thought that the children had scabies, and ask the nurse the difference. The nurse replies that:
1. Lice burrow into the skin.
2. The scabies mite lays eggs on the hair shaft.
3. Lice are found between the fingers.
4. Scabies mites burrow into the skin at the wrist.
Answer: 4
1. The mite burrows into the skin of the wrist, elbow, axillae, and waist.
2. Lice females lay their eggs along a hair shaft.
3. Scabies can be found on the fingers.
4. Scabies mites burrow into the wrist and other areas of the body previously mentioned.
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