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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

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A 5 year-old child is recovering from Varicella. The father would like to have the child return to school as soon as possible. In order to ensure that the disease is no longer communicable, what must the nurse assess for?

Increase in temperature
Coryza
Presence of vesicles
All lesions were crusted

Explanation

Answer: D - The rash begins as a macule with elevated body temperature and progresses to a vesicle that breaks open and then crusts over. When all lesions are crusted, the child is no longer in a communicable stage.

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