A Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Nursing Students How

question 12

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students how to examine children in a day care center for pediculus humanus capitis (head lice) . Which statement by a student indicates understanding of this teaching?

• A) "Adult lice are easily visible on the hair shaft."
• B) "Children from lower socioeconomic families are more likely to have lice."
• C) "I may observe hives, boils, and impetigo on the child's scalp if lice are present."
• D) "I should be careful to prevent the lice from jumping into my hair."

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