An infant had been diagnosed with impetigo. Nursing care should include:
a. Cleaning lesions once a day to remove crusts
b. Administration of IV antibiotics
c. Using aseptic methods to prevent spread of the disease
d. Allowing the infant to scratch the lesions to provide relief
C
Lesions must be removed 3 or 4 times a day. Topical or oral antibiotics are used. Scratching will promote the spread of the disease. The nurse should use aseptic methods to prevent the spread of infection.
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