Author Question: While discussing the history of a 6-month-old infant, the mother tells the nurse that she took a ... (Read 77 times)

javeds · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

While discussing the history of a 6-month-old infant, the mother tells the nurse that she took a significant amount of aspirin while she was pregnant. What question would the nurse want to include in the history?

a. Does your baby seem to startle with loud noises?
b. Has your baby had any surgeries on her ears?
c. Have you noticed any drainage from her ears?
d. How many ear infections has your baby had since birth?

Question 2

A 31-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has noticed pain in his left ear when people speak loudly to him. The nurse knows that this finding:

a. Is normal for people of his age.
b. Is a characteristic of recruitment.
c. May indicate a middle ear infection.
d. Indicates that the patient has a cerumen impaction.

upturnedfurball · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Children at risk for a hearing deficit include those exposed in utero to a variety of conditions, such as maternal rubella or to maternal ototoxic drugs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Recruitment is significant hearing loss occurring when speech is at low intensity, but sound actually becomes painful when the speaker repeats at a louder volume. The other responses are not correct.