Parents understand the teaching a nurse has done with regard to care of their child with tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) if they state:
1. "We will give the griseofulvin on an empty stomach."
2. "We're glad ringworm isn't transmitted from person to person."
3. "Once the lesion is gone, we can stop the griseofulvin."
4. "We will give the griseofulvin with milk or peanut butter."
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Rationale:
1. Parents are advised to give oral griseofulvin with fatty foods such as milk or peanut butter to enhance absorption. It should not be given on an empty stomach.
2. All members of the family and household pets should be assessed for fungal lesions, because person-to-person transmission is common.
3. The medication must be used for the entire prescribed period, even if the lesions are gone.
4. Parents are advised to give oral griseofulvin with fatty foods such as milk or peanut butter to enhance absorption.
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