The home health nurse instructs the family whose child came home from school with lice that the bed linens should be:
a. thrown out in a sealed garbage bag.
b. washed with strong bleach solution.
c. washed and dried on the hottest setting.
d. washed and dried at least through three cycles.
C
Washing in hot water with ordinary detergent and drying on the hottest cycle will kill lice. There is no need to completely discard the linens. Bleach is not needed. Multiple wash cycles will not be necessary.
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What will be an ideal response?
Professional boundaries are always clearly defined.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)