A mother asks how to care for her 6-year-old child with chickenpox. Which instruction is safest?
Correct answer: B. Keep the fingernails short and clean
- A. Give aspirin for fever and body aches
- B. Keep the fingernails short and clean
- C. Break the vesicles to dry the rash
- D. Send the child to school after the first day
Explanation
Short, clean nails reduce skin damage and secondary bacterial infection from scratching. Aspirin should be avoided in children with viral illness because of the risk of Reye syndrome, and the child remains infectious until the lesions crust.
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Common childhood illnesses include acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal disease, dehydration, measles, mumps, chickenpox, pertussis and worm infestations. The subject focuses on causes, signs, transmission, assessment, prevention and nursing care, especially distinguishing pneumonia from less severe respiratory infection and classifying dehydration by clinical findings.
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