Chapter 14 Flashcards
The nurse evaluates the hearing acuity of high-frequency sounds. Patient cannot see the nurse’s lips and client is asked to cover one ear. Client is then asked to repeat the phrase heard by the nurse who is standing 1 to 2 ft away. What test is the nurse performing?
Whisper test
When examining the tympanic membrane, the reflection of the light should be visible at ___ -o’clock positioning in the right ear, and ___ -o’clock position in the left ear.
5 o’clock in the right ear, 7 o’clock in the left ear.
The nurse uses a tuning fork to compare air and bone conduction. This test is primarily to evaluate conductive versus perceptive hearing loss. What test is the nurse performing?
Rinne test
The nurse uses bone conduction to evaluate hearing in a person who hears better in one ear than in the other. What test does the nurse need to perform?
Weber test
The nurse needs to assess the patient’s equilibrium. Patient should be able to maintain standing position for 20 seconds with feet together and arms at sides, first with eyes opened and then with eyes closed. What test is the nurse performing?
Romberg test
If the client hears the bone-conducted sound as long as or longer than the air-conducted sound, the client may have some degree of _________
conducted hearing loss
AC
Air conduction - the transmission of sound through tympanic membrane to the cochlea and auditory nerve.
BC
Bone conduction - the transmission of sound through the bones of the skull to the cochlea and auditory nerve
The external portion, or what most people think of as the ear is called the _______ or ______
auricle or pinna
The external large rim of the auricle is called the __________
Helix
The ______ is a stiff projection that protects the anterior meatus of the auditory canal.
Tragus
Clients who may have problems with functioning of the Vestibular Apparatus are unable to:
Unable to maintain balance or needs to have the feet farther apart (performed during the Romberg’s test)
An older-aged patient comes in and complains of a gradual hearing loss. What is this called?
Presbycusis
A patient’s mouth is being examined by a nurse who notices a temporary condition caused by the inhibition of normal bacteria and the overgrowth of fungus on the papillae of the toungue. It is usually associated with the use of antibiotics. What does the patient have?
Black hairy tongue
_______________ A nurse examines a patient’s throat which appears to be red and the tonsils are swollen and covered by white or yellow patches or exudate. Lymph nodes in cervical chain may be enlarged. May be accompanied by a high fever. What does the patient have?
Tonsillitis.