The home health nurse is caring for a client with scabies. When instructing on the proper procedure to wash preworn contaminated clothing, which nursing instruction is essential?
A) Use commercial grade laundry detergent.
B) Pretreat clothing where scabies contact existed.
C) Wash clothes through two laundry cycles.
D) Use hot water throughout wash cycle.
D
Feedback:
The nurse is correct to use hot water throughout the wash cycle. Using hot water kills scabies and infectious agents on the laundry. If using the correct wash settings, the client does not need to use commercial-grade laundry detergent, the clothing does not need pretreated nor washed through two cycles.
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