Exam 66: Management of Clients with Hearing and Balance Disorders

The nurse is aware that when speaking with a client who has impaired hearing in the right ear, the behavior that would make it more difficult for the client to understand the communication is

A client with severe hearing loss has the nursing diagnosis: Ineffective Coping related to recent hearing loss. The nurse would assess that goals for this diagnosis have been met when the client (Select all that apply)

The occupational health nurse evaluating a factory where the noise level is high would recommend noise abatement or use of earplugs when the noise level exceeds

The school nurse teaches the young swimmer that the earliest manifestation of external otitis is

When a client who underwent vestibular surgery complains of thirst, the nurse would avoid offering this client

The nurse assessing a client with an inner ear disorder would be aware that the presenting clinical manifestation will be

The nurse would explain that a nonsurgical approach to reduce the clinical manifestations of labyrinthitis is injection of an ototoxic drug into the middle ear to

An 82-year-old man tells the nurse he is having difficulty hearing and that he has "too much ear wax." Because of the client's age, the nurse would ask

The nurse caring for a frail 72-year-old client recently diagnosed with Ménière's disease would know that the nursing diagnosis frequently associated with this problem that is the priority for the client is

A client's family reports that the client does not hear well. The client becomes angry and defensive and denies having a hearing problem. The best response by the nurse would be

After assisting a client with insertion of a hearing aid, the nurse would

The nurse caring for a client with a conductive hearing loss would enhance communication by facing the client and

The nurse is assigning an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to work with a client who has a hearing aid. Which action by the UAP is inconsistent with appropriate delegation? The nurse asks the UAP to

The nurse preparing written discharge instructions for the day-surgery unit where ear surgery is performed would plan to include which instruction?

The problem with the ear that the nurse would consider to be associated with the aging process is

A client has Ménière's disease. Which question by the nurse would elicit the most pertinent information related to client safety?

When communicating with a client who has a significant hearing loss, the nurse would

The nurse is conducting a wellness seminar on healthy hearing through the life span and would suggest which of the following activities as primary prevention measures for hearing loss? (Select all that apply)

The most appropriate action that the nurse working at a camp would take to remove an insect from a camper's ear is

A young client has a perforation of the tympanic membrane that occurred while cleaning the ear with a pointed object. The nurse would advise that