A nurse is providing teaching about lice to the parents of a school-age child at a well-child visit.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
"Encourage your child to avoid sharing hats with other children.".
"Lice can jump from one child to another.".
"Live lice can survive for 2 weeks away from the host.".
"Washing your child's hair daily will prevent lice.".
The Correct Answer is A
Head lice are spread most commonly by direct head-to-head (hair-to-hair) contact.
However, much less frequently they are spread by sharing clothing or belongings onto which lice have crawled or nits attached to shed hairs may have fallen.
Choice B is not correct because lice cannot jump from one child to another. Choice C is not correct because live lice survive less than 1-2 days if they fall off a
person and cannot feed.
Choice D is not correct because washing your child’s hair daily will not prevent lice.
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Correct Answer is A
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Head lice are spread most commonly by direct head-to-head (hair-to-hair) contact.
However, much less frequently they are spread by sharing clothing or belongings onto which lice have crawled or nits attached to shed hairs may have fallen.
Choice B is not correct because lice cannot jump from one child to another. Choice C is not correct because live lice survive less than 1-2 days if they fall off a
person and cannot feed.
Choice D is not correct because washing your child’s hair daily will not prevent lice.
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