The client calls the clinic and is frantic that her two children have been sent home from school with head lice. She has treated their scalps but does not know what else to do. What will be the best teaching by the nurse?
1. "Wash the bed linens and clothing that have come into contact with the children."
2. "Just continue to apply the medication to their scalps as directed."
3. "Do not let your children return to the school until it is fumigated."
4. "Isolate the affected children from other family members for 3 days."
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Rationale 1: Lice are spread by direct contact and can live many days on inanimate objects. The children could be reinfected if household items are not treated.
Rationale 2: It is not necessary to continue applying medication to the children's scalps.
Rationale 3: Head lice are spread by direct contact; it is not necessary to fumigate the school.
Rationale 4: It is not necessary to isolate the affected children.
Global Rationale: Lice are spread by direct contact and can live many days on inanimate objects. The children could be reinfected if household items are not treated. It is not necessary to continue applying medication to the children's scalps. Head lice are spread by direct contact; it is not necessary to fumigate the school. It is not necessary to isolate the affected children.
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