Author Question: The nurse should know what about Lyme disease? a. Very difficult to prevent b. Easily treated ... (Read 82 times)

tingc95 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse should know what about Lyme disease?

a. Very difficult to prevent
b. Easily treated with oral antibiotics in stages 1, 2, and 3
c. Caused by a spirochete that enters the skin through a tick bite
d. Common in geographic areas where the soil contains the mycotic spores that cause the disease

Question 2

The school reviewed the pediculosis capitis (head lice) policy and removed the no nit requirement. The nurse explains that now, when a child is found to have nits, the parents must do which before the child can return to school?

a. No treatment is necessary with the policy change.
b. Shampoo and then trim the child's hair to prevent reinfestation.
c. The child can remain in school with treatment done at home.
d. Treat the child with a shampoo to treat lice and comb with a fine-tooth comb every day until nits are eliminated.

jjorrostieta · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete spread by ticks. The early characteristic rash is erythema migrans. Tick bites should be avoided by entering tick-infested areas with caution. Light-colored clothing should be worn to identify ticks easily. Long-sleeve shirts and long pants tucked into socks should be the attire. Early treatment of erythema migrans (stage 1) can prevent the development of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete, not mycotic spores.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Many children have missed significant amounts of school time with no nit policies. The child should be appropriately treated with a pediculicide and a fine-tooth comb. The environment needs to be treated to prevent reinfestation. The treatment with the pediculicide will kill the lice and leave nit casings. Cutting the child's hair is not recommended; lice infest short hair as well as long. With a no nit policy, treating the child with a shampoo to treat lice and combing the hair with a fine-tooth comb every day until nits are eliminated is the correct treatment. The policy change recognizes that most nits do not become lice.