Dealing with scabies.
The challenge for nurses in hospital and community settings is to recognise scabies, deal with it appropriately and to help educate those who are most vulnerable.
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Baileys Consulting, Charlbury, Oxfordshire. lisahlaw@aol.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission