A school nurse has sent home four children who show evidence of pediculosis capitis. What is an important instruction the nurse should include in the note being sent home to parents?
A) The child's scalp should be monitored for 48 to 72 hours before starting treatment.
B) Nits may have to be manually removed from the child's hair shafts.
C) The disease is self-limiting and symptoms will abate within 1 week.
D) Efforts should be made to improve the child's level of hygiene.
Ans: B
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Treatment for head lice should begin promptly and may require manual removal of nits following medicating shampoo. Head lice are not related to a lack of hygiene. Treatment is necessary because the condition will not likely resolve spontaneously within 1 week.
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