The client has scabies. Where will the nurse assess this client?
1. Waist and armpit areas
2. Across the shoulders and neck area
3. Any skin area
4. Head and groin
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Rationale 1: Scabies is an eruption of the skin caused by the female mite burrowing into the skin and laying eggs. This causes intense itching most commonly between the fingers, extremities, and around the trunk and pubic area.
Rationale 2:Across the shoulders and neck area is incorrect because scabies causes intense itching most commonly between the fingers, extremities, and around the trunk and pubic area.
Rationale 3:Any skin area is incorrect because scabies causes intense itching most commonly between the fingers, extremities, and around the trunk and pubic area.
Rationale 4:Lice are usually present in the head, groin, and pubic area.
Global Rationale: Scabies is an eruption of the skin caused by the female mite burrowing into the skin and laying eggs. This causes intense itching most commonly between the fingers, extremities, and around the trunk and pubic area.
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