ANCC Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam Prep

Category - Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice Test

The nurse should plan to include which of the following statements in client teaching for impetigo?
  1. Poor hygiene is the only reason impetigo occurs.
  2. Good hand washing with antibacterial soap helps reduce spreading the infection to others.
  3. Impetigo is not contagious and cannot spread to other members of the family.
  4. Antibacterial medication is not useful in impetigo.
Explanation
Answer - B - Good hygiene is recommended to prevent spreading the infection to other family members. Choice A is false. Impetigo is contagious and antibiotic therapy is the recommended treatment (Choices C and D).
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