The nurse learns that a client has a hearing aid that is attached ...

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The nurse learns that a client has a hearing aid that is attached to prescribed eye glasses. What will the nurse most likely assess in this client?
 
  1. Figure 13-15 B
  2. Figure 33-18 A
  3. Figure 33-16
  4. Figure 33-17

Question 2

The client has a hearing aid with an earpiece that is connected by a cord to a receiver that the client keeps in a shirt pocket. The nurse would document this type of hearing aid as:
 
  1. Body hearing aid
  2. In the canal aid
  3. Completely in the canal aid
  4. Eyeglasses aid

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: This is what the nurse will assess because the hearing aid is attached to the eyeglasses.
Rationale 2: This is not what the nurse will assess since this hearing aid is not visible.
Rationale 3: This is not what the nurse will assess because this hearing aid is not attached to eyeglasses and sits directly in the client's ear.
Rationale 4: This is not what the nurse will assess because this hearing aid is not attached to eyeglasses and sits directly in the client's ear canal.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: A body hearing aid is a pocket-sized aid that clips onto a shirt pocket. The case, containing the microphone and amplifier, is connected by a cord to the receiver, which snaps into the earpiece.
Rationale 2: An in the canal aid is a hearing aid that sits directly into the client's ear and is barely visible. It is not connected to a receiver worn by the client.
Rationale 3: A completely in the canal aid is a hearing aid that sits inside the client's ear canal and is not visible. It is not connected to a receiver worn by the client.
Rationale 4: An eyeglass aid has a hearing aid attached to the eyeglasses and is not connected to a receiver worn by the client.