The nurse is providing an educational session for a group of preschool workers. The nurse reminds the group about the most important thing to do to prevent the spread of infection
Which information did the nurse share with the preschool workers?
a. Encourage preschool children to eat a nutritious diet.
b. Suggest that parents provide a multivitamin to the children.
c. Clean the toys every afternoon before putting them away.
d. Wash their hands between each interaction with children.
ANS: D
The single most important thing that individuals can do to prevent the spread of infection is to wash their hands before and after eating, going to the bathroom, changing a diaper, and wiping a nose and between touching each individual child. It is important for preschool children to have a nutritious diet; a healthy individual can fight infection more effectively. A health care provider, along with the parent, makes decisions about dietary supplements. Cleaning the toys can decrease the number of pathogens but is not the most important thing to do in this scenario.
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