Answer to Question 1
ANS: A, D
The nurse uses a tuning fork when conducting the Weber test to assess lateralization of sound and the Rinne test to assess air and bone conductiontwo tests used to assess hearing. A current list of patient medications is needed to determine whether the patient is taking any medications, such as antibiotics, that could possibly cause ototoxicity. Cotton-tipped applicators are not used during an ear examination; instead they are sometimes used to assess the patient's ability to distinguish sharp from dull sensations. Ophthalmoscopes and Snellen charts are used during a visual examination.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: A
The two types of aphasia are sensory (or receptive) and motor (or expressive). The patient cannot express herself in words and is showing signs of expressive aphasia. She responds correctly to questions and instructions, indicating that she does not have receptive or sensory aphasia. Patients sometimes suffer a combination of receptive and expressive aphasia, but this is not the case here.
The sense of hearing.
Hearing process
A computerized patient registration form used by offices with electronic health records.
Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
Preoperative and Postoperative Patient Instructions
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