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From Eradication to Resistance: Five Continuing Concerns About Pediculosis
Author(s) -
Brainerd Elaine
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb06332.x
Subject(s) - pediculosis , resistance (ecology) , officer , infection control , nursing , medicine , environmental health , psychology , political science , biology , surgery , ecology , botany , infestation , law
A school nurse, serving in the capacity of infection control officer, is responsible for managing head lice infestations. The nurse's concerns on the student and parent levels include dispelling misconceptions about lice, screening, motivating correct treatment, and providing follow‐up. The nurse's responsibility to the community as a whole also involves putting into practice policies that prevent the spread of infestations without promoting pediculicide resistance. (J Sch Health. 1998; 68(4): 146‐150)