A nurse is giving home-care instructions to the mother of an eight-year-old child who has chicken pox. Which of the following statements, if made by the mother, suggests that the mother understands the teaching?
Explanation
Answer: D - Wearing of soft mittens can prevent the child from scratching the blisters. Excessive scratching can infect the blisters, resulting in scarring. Keeping the fingernails short, application of calamine, daily baths, and daily change of clothes are ways to take care of the child’s skin. Use of aspirin to treat the symptoms of chicken pox has been associated with Reye’s syndrome, a fatal disease that mainly affects the liver and brain.
