Another lice topic :)

[SaltineQueen]

Talk to me about lice and ethnic/kinky/curly hair. I have a biracial student pull two from her hair. I tried to look but her hair is so thick and coorifice it was SO hard to get to the scalp! I gave up. There was no way I was going to be able to section off & check... Help me! Because I'll have to check her when she comes back.

[aprilmoss]

If it's not rowed, use the comb-out method.

[SaltineQueen]

There is no way I could have combed it. I could barely get to the scalp to look around for nits & lice. Her curls are SO tight and small, and her hair isn't in the best of shape. Dad's trying but I don't think he knows how to take care of her hair.

[GdBSN, RN]

If dad isn't able to manage the hair, it might be time to recommend one of the lice treatment companies.

[UrbanHealthRN, BSN, RN]

Poor kiddo! For kids with very curly or kinky hair, I stick to just checking the most accessible spots: behind the ears, the nape of the neck, along the hairline of the forehead, and mayyybe parting the hair right on top of the head and checking. If there's live lice, they'll be struggling just as much as you to try to get through that hair, so you might be able to see one or two moving around. I can usually spot nits and lice poop in those areas too. Anything more than that will probably be painful for the student, so just leave your hair check at that. The more thorough comb-outs should really be happening at home when the hair is wet and conditioned. Many of these students use a lot of hair products at home, so I usually tell families to hold off on using those products when it's time to do an application of Nix or Rid.

Any updates? Curious if dad has it under control.