ears HESI quiz | Questions and Answers
Which group would be considered at higher risk of acute otitis media? ** Answ** infants
what cranial nerve would be damaged in a patient diagnosed with a hearing impairment? **
Answ** VIII
what part of the ear would connect the middle ear to the nasopharynx? ** Answ**
Eustachian tube
the normal tympanic membrane would be reflected in which description? ** Answ**
concave and pearly gray
which finding would be consistent with wet cerumen? ** Answ** honey-brownish
which term would the nurse document for a patient diagnosed with gout who has small, whitish-
yellow nodules and uric acid crystals in the ear helix? ** Answ** tophi
which equipment would the nurse obtain to determine a middle ear infection in a 4 week old
newborn? ** Answ** pneumatic bulb
which inference would the nurse make after finding the patients ear canal is 70% blocked with
cerumen? ** Answ** hearing will be normal
which parts of the ear would the tympanic membrane separates? ** Answ** external and the
middle ear
which test would the nurser perform on a patient who reports impaired balances? ** Answ**
Romberg
which action would the nurse perform to administer the whisper voice test? ** Answ** stand
2 feet behind the patient
the process would be function of the eustachian tube? ** Answ** equalizing air pressure on
both sides of the eardrum
which finding would the nurse observe on the tympanic membrane in a patient diagnosed with
otomycosis? ** Answ** white dots
what finding in a female who is 7 weeks pregnant would place the fetus at risk of impaired
hearing? ** Answ** rubella
which technique would the nurse use to straighten the ear canal of an adult patient during an
otoscopic examination? ** Answ** pull the pinna up and back
Which group would be considered at higher risk of acute otitis media? ** Answ** infants
what cranial nerve would be damaged in a patient diagnosed with a hearing impairment? **
Answ** VIII
what part of the ear would connect the middle ear to the nasopharynx? ** Answ**
Eustachian tube
the normal tympanic membrane would be reflected in which description? ** Answ**
concave and pearly gray
which finding would be consistent with wet cerumen? ** Answ** honey-brownish
which term would the nurse document for a patient diagnosed with gout who has small, whitish-
yellow nodules and uric acid crystals in the ear helix? ** Answ** tophi
which equipment would the nurse obtain to determine a middle ear infection in a 4 week old
newborn? ** Answ** pneumatic bulb
which inference would the nurse make after finding the patients ear canal is 70% blocked with
cerumen? ** Answ** hearing will be normal
which parts of the ear would the tympanic membrane separates? ** Answ** external and the
middle ear
which test would the nurser perform on a patient who reports impaired balances? ** Answ**
Romberg
which action would the nurse perform to administer the whisper voice test? ** Answ** stand
2 feet behind the patient
the process would be function of the eustachian tube? ** Answ** equalizing air pressure on
both sides of the eardrum
which finding would the nurse observe on the tympanic membrane in a patient diagnosed with
otomycosis? ** Answ** white dots
what finding in a female who is 7 weeks pregnant would place the fetus at risk of impaired
hearing? ** Answ** rubella
which technique would the nurse use to straighten the ear canal of an adult patient during an
otoscopic examination? ** Answ** pull the pinna up and back
