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Enterobiasis (pinworm) is the most common helminthic infection in the United States. Pinworm infection is seen most often among children and is most prevalent in crowded and institutional settings.
 
  A community health nurse investigates an outbreak at a local day care center. What suggestions would the nurse give the day care workers? 1. Close the day care until all surfaces are cleaned.
  2. No action is necessary because it is easily treated with oral vermicides.
  3. Use good hand washing to prevent the transmission as it is spread through the fecal-oral route.
  4. Every child in the day care should be treated because they all are probably in-fected.

Question 2

Services offered at the federal government level include:
 
  1. Family planning
  2. Direct care services
  3. Policy making
  4. Preventing communicable and infectious disease



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Answer to Question 1

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Transmission is through the fecal-oral route, so good hand washing after toileting is essential.

Answer to Question 2

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Policy making is offered at the federal level. Family planning, direct care services, and preventing communicable and infectious disease are offered at the state and local levels.



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