What instruction will the nurse give to parents about preventing the spread and reinfection of pinworms?
a. Keep children's nails short.
b. Dress child in loose-fitting underwear.
c. Clean the bathroom with bleach solution.
d. Wash bed linens in cold water.
ANS: A
One intervention to prevent the further spread of pinworms is to keep the child's fingernails short. Pinworms are not spread from person to person.
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