Precautions for ? Scabies

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Specializes in kids.

A resident is being treated with permethrin cream and ivermection for ? scabies, staying in their room, gowns, gloves, head and shoe coverings....do they need to be on paper products for their meals?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

follow your facilities precautions policy.....here is the CDC information.....CDC - Scabies - Resources for Health Professionals - Institutional Settings - Crusted Scabies Cases

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Specializes in kids.

Thx Esme It is hard being perdiem....we treated someone a few weeks ago, I was NM on and along with precautions, I asked for paper products......apparantly that was the wrong plan :( based on reports of the DON not being very happy .....have the funny feeling that if I had not, I still would have gotten an earful ......

I need to get to our policy manual and review it more closely did not have time that day for sure!

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