NURS 316 Infection and Immunity Drugs

A public health nurse is educating school nurses about worm infections. The public health nurse should teach the school nurses to expect to encounter what type of worm infection most often? A) Pinworms B) Roundworms C) Threadworms D) Whipworms Infection and Immunity Drugs 2. The parent of a 3-year-old child brings the child to the clinic. The child is diagnosed with pinworms. The nurse should most likely educate the family about the use of what drug? A) Pyrantel B) Ivermectin C) Mebendazole D) Albendazole 3. A nurse is teaching a parent about administering pyrantel to the client's 5-year-old child. What should the nurse teach the client? A) The child will require three doses as a 1-day treatment (q8h). B) The child will be prescribed a morning dose and an evening dose for 3 days. C) The drug will be prescribed b.i.d. for 10 days. D) The drug will be administered as a one-time dose