Author Question: When instructing a patient on correct technique for inserting a hearing aid into the ear, the nurse ... (Read 71 times)

MirandaLo · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

When instructing a patient on correct technique for inserting a hearing aid into the ear, the nurse will include which of the following instructions?

a. Pull the outer ear up and out.
b. Hold the aid with the long portion upright.
c. Fit the aid snugly in the midline of the canal.
d. Turn the aid to the desired sound level before insertion.

Question 2

The patient requires postural drainage three times a day. Which of the following bed positions would be most appropriate for this task?

a. Fowler's position
b. Trendelenburg's position
c. Reverse Trendelenburg's position
d. Semi-Fowler's position

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

Answer to Question 1

C
Hold the hearing aid in the dominant hand and insert the pointed end of the ear mold into the ear canal while following the natural contours of the canal. Pulling up and out on the outer ear has little effect on hearing aid insertion. Instead, hold the hearing aid in the dominant hand and insert the pointed end of the ear mold into the ear canal while following the natural contours of the canal. Turn the volume slowly to high to prevent damage to the hearing aid.

Answer to Question 2

B
With Trendelenburg's position, the entire bed frame is tilted, with the head of the bed down. This position facilitates postural drainage and venous return in patients with poor peripheral perfusion. In Fowler's position, the head of the bed is raised to an angle of 45 to 90 degrees or more. This position is preferred while the patient eats, is used during nasogastric tube insertion and nasotracheal suction, and promotes lung expansion. In reverse Trendelenburg's position, the entire bed frame is tilted, with the foot of the bed down. It is used infrequently, promotes gastric emptying, and prevents esophageal reflux. In semi-Fowler's position, the head of the bed is raised approximately 30 to 45 degrees. This promotes lung expansion and relieves strain on abdominal muscles.