FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

Institute of Nursing
S.Y. 2012-2013
HEALTH TEACHING PLAN FOR SCABIES
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

Upon giving
health
teaching the
client will be
able to:
Define
scabies

LEARNING
CONTENT

METHODS/STRA
TEGY

RATIONALE

Scabies is a common skin infestation that

causes small itchy bumps and blisters due to
tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. The mites
burrow into the top layer of human skin to lay
their eggs.

Discussion of the
meaning of
scabies

Discussion for its

meaning and
definition will make
parents fully
understand the
nature of the
disease.

Discussion and
tackling about its
communicability

Discussion and
tackling about its
communicability
will decrease and
prevent the spread
of the disease.

The burrows sometimes appear as short,

wavy, reddish, or darkened lines on the skin's
surface, especially around the wrists and
between the fingers. A child who has
contracted scabies can also develop a bumpy
red rash.
Know where
scabies can
originate or
where it
start

How Do People Get Scabies?

Scabies is contagious, and is usually transmitted by
prolonged skin-to-skin contact or through sexual
contact with someone else who is infected with it.
The infection spreads more easily in crowded
conditions and in situations where there is a lot of
close contact like within a household, childcare
centers, college dorms, or nursing homes. So if
someone in your child's class or childcare group
has scabies, it's wise to have your child treated for
the infection even before he or she develops
symptoms.
Mites can live for about 2 to 3 days in clothing,
bedding, or dust, making it possible to catch
scabies from people who share the same infected
bed, linens, or towels.
It may take up to 4 to 6 weeks after infection for
symptoms to appear in someone whos never had
scabies before. In people who have had scabies
previously, symptoms may appear in just a few
days.

TIME/VENUE
/
RESOURCES

The health
teaching plan
will be
implemented
at the clients
house with
specific time
and date.
materials to
be used are
visual aids.

EVALUATION

the significant
others of the
client will
understand the
meaning and
definition of
the disease,
the origin of
scabies, its sign
and symptoms,
its
management
and ways how
to deal with
scabies.

Know its
sign and
symptoms

Signs and Symptoms

Discussion of
signs and
symptoms

Discussion of signs
and symptoms will
help detect and
prevent scabies

Discussion of
management for
scabies

Discussion of
management of
scabies will help the
patient will scabies
recover from the
dse.

The most common symptom of scabies is severe

itching, which may be worse at night or after a hot
bath.
A scabies infection begins as small, itchy bumps,
blisters, or pus-filled bumps that break when
scratched. Itchy skin may become thick, scaly,
scabbed, and crisscrossed with scratch marks. The
itching is due to a hypersensitivity reaction to the
mite and/or its feces and eggs.
The areas of the body most commonly affected by
scabies are the hands and feet (especially the webs
of skin between the fingers and toes), the inner
part of the wrists, and the folds under the arms. It
may also affect other areas of the body,
particularly the elbows and the areas around the
breasts, genitals, navel, and buttocks.
If a child with scabies scratches the itchy areas of
skin, it increases the chance that the injured skin
will also be infected by bacteria. Impetigo, a
bacterial skin infection, may occur in skin that is
already infected with scabies.

Know the
primary care
and
managemen
t of scabies

In infants and young children, the rash can be on

the scalp, palms, and soles of feet. Rashes in
infants and young children can appear to be more
reddened or with larger blisters.

-cleanse the skin thoroughly, but gently.

-Encourage to comply to prescribed medication if
any
-apply cream and lotions as prescribed
-monitor their effectiveness
-instruct the mother to keep the environment
temperature cool
-Cleanse skin lesions with tepid water not hot
-encourage the client not to scratch the rash.
Explain the consequences of scratching it.
-Wash the bed linens and clothing with warm
water and expose it to sunlight
-Prevent patient to patient spread of infection