A Parent Has Been Instructed to Apply a Combination Product

question 3

Multiple Choice

A parent has been instructed to apply a combination product of pyrethrins with piperonyl butoxide [RID] to treat head lice in a child. The parent asks the nurse why it is necessary to repeat the application in 9 days. The nurse will respond by telling the parent that:

• A) a second treatment helps combat medication resistance.
• B) the dose needed to kill lice is too toxic to use all at once.
• C) the combination is active only against adult lice and not ova.
• D) the second dose helps rid the hair of nits and ova.

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