A nurse is aware that the sense of hearing is dependent on the transformation of mechanical waves into meaningful neural activity that is interpreted as sound. At what location in the hearing system does this transformation take place?
A) The tympanic membrane
B) The malleus
C) The semicircular canals
D) The organ of Corti
Question 2
The nurse is being trained to perform assessment screenings for abuse on patients who come into the walk-in clinic where the nurse works.
What should this nurse be taught is the most effective question for the nurse to ask the patient when doing the assessment?
A) How would you describe your relationship with your husband?
B) Have you ever been forced into sexual activity?
C) Do you make your husband angry?
D) When did someone last threaten to hit, slap, kick, or otherwise physically harm you?