Exam 52: Ear and Hearing Disorders

Patient teaching for a patient with Ménière disease includes:

When planning care for a patient who cannot perceive or interpret sounds,the nurse takes into consideration that the patient may have a ____________________ hearing loss.

When providing patient-teaching information for a patient who will be self-administering ear drops for an ear infection,the nurse would instruct the patient to:

The nurse assisting with a caloric test notes the specific patient response that indicates that the hearing disorder is a problem in the labyrinth,which is:

When a patient has a suspected vestibular disorder,the physician orders an electronystagmography test.The nursing instruction for this test will include:

When teaching the patient with Ménière disease about managing the disorder,the nurse will stress:

A patient comes to the primary care clinic complaining of a head cold and ear pain with drainage.The nurse realizes that this patient may be experiencing:

The nursing diagnosis that would be most appropriate for a patient having ear surgery is:

In planning care for a child who has been diagnosed with a hearing impairment and considering the impact of a hearing deficit,the nursing diagnosis that would be appropriate would be:

When irrigating a patient's ear,the nurse will: