The nurse is caring for a child with a diagnosis of roseola. The nurse provides instructions to the mother regarding the prevention of the transmission of the infection to siblings and other house-hold members
Which of the following instructions does the nurse provide? 1. Isolate the child from others because the virus is transmitted by breathing and coughing.
2. Wash sheets and towels used by the child separately in bleach to prevent spread of the infection to others.
3. Avoid allowing the children to share drinking glasses or eating utensils, because the disease is transmitted through saliva.
4. Have the child use a separate bathroom for urination and bowel movements to prevent the spread of infection through urine and feces.
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Rationale: Roseola is transmitted via saliva, so others should not share drinking glasses or eating utensils. "Isolate the child from others because the virus is transmitted by breathing and cough-ing," "wash sheets and towels used by the child separately in bleach to prevent spread of the in-fection to others," and "have the child use a separate bathroom for urination and bowel move-ments to prevent the spread of infection through urine and feces" are not accurate instructions regarding the prevention of the transmission of roseola.
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