Chapter 50 Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders

Chapter 50  Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
Which of the following nursing interventions would be most likely to facilitate effective communication with a hearing impaired patient?
A)
Ask the patient to repeat what was said in order to evaluate understanding.
B)
Stand directly in front of the patient to facilitate lip reading.
C)
Reduce environmental noise and distractions before communicating.
D)
Raise the voice to project sound at a higher frequency.

2.
The nurse is caring for a patient with Ménière’s disease. The patient is scheduled to go home tomorrow, so the nurse is preparing the patient’s discharge teaching. Dietary guidelines will be included. What foods should the patient be instructed to limit or avoid?
A)
Sweet pickles
B)
Frozen yogurt
C)
Citrus fruit
D)
Red meat

3.
Following a motorcycle accident, a 17-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department. He has sustained multiple traumas, including a head injury. What physical assessment findings related to the ear should be reported by the nurse immediately?
A)
The malleus can be visualized during otoscopic examination.
B)
The tympanic membrane is pearly gray.
C)
Tenderness is reported by the patient when the mastoid area is palpated.
D)
Clear, watery fluid is draining from the ear.

4.
A patient has been diagnosed with a loss of hearing related to damage of the end organ for hearing. What term is used to describe this condition?
A)
Exostoses
B)
Otalgia
C)
Sensorineural hearing loss
D)
Presbycusis

5.
What inner ear structure is affected when a patient is diagnosed with otosclerosis?
A)
Malleus
B)
Stapes
C)
Incus
D)
Tympanic membrane

Answer Key

1.
C
2.
A
3.
D
4.
C
5.
B