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Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition/ Complete solution

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Chapter 15: Ears Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse needs to pull the portion of the ear that consists of movable cartilage and skin d own and b... ack when administering eardrops. This portion of the ear is called the: 2. The nurse is examining a patient’s ears and notices cerumen in the external canal. Which of these statements about cerumen is correct? 3. When examining the ear with an otoscope, the nurse notes that the tympanic membrane should appear: 4. The nurse is reviewing the structures of the ear. Which of these statements concerning the eustachian tube is true? 5. A patient with a middle ear infection asks the nurse, “What does the middle ear do?” The nurse responds by telling the patient that the middle ear functions to: 6. The nurse is reviewing the function of the cranial nerves (CNs). Which CN is responsible for conducting nerve impulses to the brain from the organ of Corti? 7. The nurse is assessing a patient who may have hearing loss. Which of these statements is true concerning air conduction? 8. A patient has been shown to have a sensorineural hearing loss. During the assessment, it would be important for the nurse to: 9. During an interview, the patient states he has the sensation that “everything around him is spinning.” The nurse recognizes that the portion of the ear responsible for this sensation is the: 10. A patient in her first trimester of pregnancy is diagnosed with rubella. Which of these statements is correct regarding the significance of this in relation to the infant’s hearing? [Show More]

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