DescriptionAmy Long, a 24-year-old female client, presents to theclinic with a complaint of intense itching during thenight, slight edema, and presence of erythema, withareas of excoriation from scratching located in thewebs and sides of her fingers, around her wrists andelbows, axillae, and thighs. She stated she recentlyvolunteered as a camp leader for a girls' camp for thepast week. The physician examined the areas and,using a small amount of sterile mineral oil on a lesion,scrapped the skin, placed it onto a slide, andexamined it under a microscope, diagnosing the clientwith scabies. The physician ordered permethrin(Elimite) 5% cream to be applied topically from headto toe and leave it on for 12 hours before washing itoff. The client stated she is married and has adaughter, aged 6 years, and wonders if they couldhave it, too, because they have been itching and havethe same symptoms as well. The physician prescribesthe treatment for all of the family. The client asks theLPN/LVN how to eradicate the skin mite infection.1. Use a drug handbook and explain how toproperly use the permethrin.2. What will the client and family have to do toproperly eradicate the scabies? RUBRIC FOR ESSAY-STYLE QUESTIONS(20 Possible Points)UNACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE EXCELLENT2 point4 points5 pointsDoes notQuestionansweransweredUnclearquestioncompletely.completelyQuestionwith bookResponses No book name, Referenceno chapter orpage isprovided.name,provided but chapter andnotpagereferenced.complete.AdequateWellIllogicalOrganization sequence ofideaswith someorganizedimprovements flowssmoothly.neededAdequateClearlyfocusedthroughoutwith someFocusNo Clear FocusimprovementneededMany errors inspelling,grammar/and orNo errors,no editingrequiredMechanicsFew Errorsusage.

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Phlebotomy Essentials

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