NCM 109 NURSING CARE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
STUDY GUIDE – SABIO 2026/2027
The school nurse prepares a list of home care instructions for the parents of school children
who have been diagnosed with pediculosis capitis (head lice). Which should be included in the
list? Select all that apply. - ANS✔✔ 1.Siblings may also need treatment.
4.Grooming items such as combs and brushes should not be shared.
5.Launder all the bedding and clothing in hot water and dry on high heat.
6.Vacuum floors, play areas, and furniture to remove any hairs that may carry live nits.
The nurse is reinforcing home-care instructions to the parents of a 3-year-old child with scabies.
Which statement by a parent indicates the need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 1. "I understand
that I need to leave the scabicide on for 4 hours before washing it off."
A 6-month-old infant receives a diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) immunization
at the well-baby clinic. The parent returns home and calls the clinic to report that the infant has
developed swelling and redness at the site of injection. Which instruction by the nurse is
appropriate? - ANS✔✔ 3. Apply an ice pack to the injection site.
A child is diagnosed with scarlet fever. The nurse collects data regarding the child. Which is
characteristic of scarlet fever? - ANS✔✔ 1.Pastia's sign
The nurse reviews the home care instructions with a parent of a 3-year-old with pertussis.
Which statement by the parent indicates a need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 2. "I understand
this whooping cough is viral and I have to let it run its course."
The nurse reinforces home care instructions to the parents of a child hospitalized with pertussis.
The child is in the convalescent stage and is being prepared for discharge. Which statement by
, the parents indicates a need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 3."We need to maintain respiratory
precautions and a quiet environment for at least 2 weeks."
The nurse assists with providing an instructional session to parents regarding impetigo. Which
statement by a parent indicates the need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 3."Lesions are most
often located on the arms and chest."
The nurse provides instructions to the mother of a child with impetigo regarding the application
of antibiotic ointment. The mother asks the nurse when the child can return to school. Which
response by the nurse is appropriate? - ANS✔✔ 4.Forty-eight hours after using the antibiotic
ointment
The nurse reinforces instructions regarding the use of permethrin 1% to the parents of a child
who has been diagnosed with pediculosis capitis. Which statements by the parents indicate
they understand the instructions? Select all that apply. - ANS✔✔ 2."The hair should not be
shampooed for 24 hours after treatment."
3."The medication can be obtained over the counter in a local pharmacy."
5."The medication is applied to the hair after shampooing, left on for 5 to 10 minutes, and then
rinsed out."
Which criterion should the nurse determine are characteristics of scabies? Select all that apply. -
ANS✔✔ 2.It appears as burrows or fine, grayish-red lines.
3.It is transmitted by close personal contact with an infected person.
4.It is endemic among schoolchildren and institutionalized populations.
6.Household members and contacts of the infected child need to be treated at the same time
that the child is being treated.
A mother brings her 4-month-old infant to the well-baby clinic for immunizations. Which
immunizations should be administered to this infant? - ANS✔✔ 4.DTaP, Hib, IPV, pneumococcal
vaccine (PCV)
STUDY GUIDE – SABIO 2026/2027
The school nurse prepares a list of home care instructions for the parents of school children
who have been diagnosed with pediculosis capitis (head lice). Which should be included in the
list? Select all that apply. - ANS✔✔ 1.Siblings may also need treatment.
4.Grooming items such as combs and brushes should not be shared.
5.Launder all the bedding and clothing in hot water and dry on high heat.
6.Vacuum floors, play areas, and furniture to remove any hairs that may carry live nits.
The nurse is reinforcing home-care instructions to the parents of a 3-year-old child with scabies.
Which statement by a parent indicates the need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 1. "I understand
that I need to leave the scabicide on for 4 hours before washing it off."
A 6-month-old infant receives a diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) immunization
at the well-baby clinic. The parent returns home and calls the clinic to report that the infant has
developed swelling and redness at the site of injection. Which instruction by the nurse is
appropriate? - ANS✔✔ 3. Apply an ice pack to the injection site.
A child is diagnosed with scarlet fever. The nurse collects data regarding the child. Which is
characteristic of scarlet fever? - ANS✔✔ 1.Pastia's sign
The nurse reviews the home care instructions with a parent of a 3-year-old with pertussis.
Which statement by the parent indicates a need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 2. "I understand
this whooping cough is viral and I have to let it run its course."
The nurse reinforces home care instructions to the parents of a child hospitalized with pertussis.
The child is in the convalescent stage and is being prepared for discharge. Which statement by
, the parents indicates a need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 3."We need to maintain respiratory
precautions and a quiet environment for at least 2 weeks."
The nurse assists with providing an instructional session to parents regarding impetigo. Which
statement by a parent indicates the need for further teaching? - ANS✔✔ 3."Lesions are most
often located on the arms and chest."
The nurse provides instructions to the mother of a child with impetigo regarding the application
of antibiotic ointment. The mother asks the nurse when the child can return to school. Which
response by the nurse is appropriate? - ANS✔✔ 4.Forty-eight hours after using the antibiotic
ointment
The nurse reinforces instructions regarding the use of permethrin 1% to the parents of a child
who has been diagnosed with pediculosis capitis. Which statements by the parents indicate
they understand the instructions? Select all that apply. - ANS✔✔ 2."The hair should not be
shampooed for 24 hours after treatment."
3."The medication can be obtained over the counter in a local pharmacy."
5."The medication is applied to the hair after shampooing, left on for 5 to 10 minutes, and then
rinsed out."
Which criterion should the nurse determine are characteristics of scabies? Select all that apply. -
ANS✔✔ 2.It appears as burrows or fine, grayish-red lines.
3.It is transmitted by close personal contact with an infected person.
4.It is endemic among schoolchildren and institutionalized populations.
6.Household members and contacts of the infected child need to be treated at the same time
that the child is being treated.
A mother brings her 4-month-old infant to the well-baby clinic for immunizations. Which
immunizations should be administered to this infant? - ANS✔✔ 4.DTaP, Hib, IPV, pneumococcal
vaccine (PCV)
