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NSG 307 EXAM 3: Ears, Nose, & Throat Questions and Answers
with 100% Verified Answers UPDATED!!!
During the assessment of an adult client's ear the nurse should
expect to document that the tympanic membrane will have
which characteristics?
A. Pink & shiny in appearance
B. Pearly gray with a cone of light near the 5 or 7 o'clock
position
C. Covered with a thin to moderate layer of cerumen
D. Beefy red in color across the tympanic membrane - ANSWER
B. Pearly gray with a cone of light near the 5 or 7 o'clock
position
When obtaining a health history a 38-year-old client states a
need to keep turning up the television to hear. Based on this
data the nurse would conclude that the client's symptom is
consistent with which ear condition?
A. Infection of the inner ear
B. Presbycusis
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C. Otosclerosis
D. Labyrinthitis - ANSWER C. Otosclerosis
The nurse is to perform an otoscopic exam on an adult client.
The nurse plans to perform this assessment by utilizing which
technique?
A. Pull the pinna up & back
B. Pull the pinna down & back
C. Tilt client's head backward to increase client comfort
D. Use the largest speculum possible to maximize inner ear
infection - ANSWER A. Pull the pinna up & back
The nurse is performing the Weber test on an adult client who
can only hear the tuning fork in the left ear. What is the
appropriate conclusion the nurse would draw from this
assessment?
A. Client has poorer hearing in left ear
B. Client has poorer hearing in right ear
C. Client is developing presbycusis
NSG 307 EXAM 3: Ears, Nose, & Throat Questions and Answers
with 100% Verified Answers UPDATED!!!
During the assessment of an adult client's ear the nurse should
expect to document that the tympanic membrane will have
which characteristics?
A. Pink & shiny in appearance
B. Pearly gray with a cone of light near the 5 or 7 o'clock
position
C. Covered with a thin to moderate layer of cerumen
D. Beefy red in color across the tympanic membrane - ANSWER
B. Pearly gray with a cone of light near the 5 or 7 o'clock
position
When obtaining a health history a 38-year-old client states a
need to keep turning up the television to hear. Based on this
data the nurse would conclude that the client's symptom is
consistent with which ear condition?
A. Infection of the inner ear
B. Presbycusis
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C. Otosclerosis
D. Labyrinthitis - ANSWER C. Otosclerosis
The nurse is to perform an otoscopic exam on an adult client.
The nurse plans to perform this assessment by utilizing which
technique?
A. Pull the pinna up & back
B. Pull the pinna down & back
C. Tilt client's head backward to increase client comfort
D. Use the largest speculum possible to maximize inner ear
infection - ANSWER A. Pull the pinna up & back
The nurse is performing the Weber test on an adult client who
can only hear the tuning fork in the left ear. What is the
appropriate conclusion the nurse would draw from this
assessment?
A. Client has poorer hearing in left ear
B. Client has poorer hearing in right ear
C. Client is developing presbycusis
