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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14e (Hinkle 2017)
Chapter 64 : Assessment and Management of Patients with Hearing and Balance Disorders Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is providing discharge education for a patient with a new diagnosis of Mnires disease. What food should the patient be instructed to limit or avoid?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Mnires disease is exacerbated by high salt and sugar intake, which sweet pickles contain. Dairy, shellfish, and red meat are not contraindicated unless processed or canned.
Question 2 of 5
Following a motorcycle accident, a 17-year-old man is brought to the ED. What physical assessment findings related to the ear should be reported by the nurse immediately?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Clear, watery ear drainage post-trauma suggests cerebrospinal fluid leak from a skull fracture, requiring immediate reporting. Visualizing the malleus or a pearly gray tympanic membrane is normal, and mastoid tenderness, while notable, is less urgent.
Question 3 of 5
A patient has been diagnosed with hearing loss related to damage of the end organ for hearing or cranial nerve VIII. What term is used to describe this condition?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sensorineural hearing loss results from damage to the cochlea or cranial nerve VIII. Exostoses are bony growths, otalgia is ear pain, and presbycusis is age-related hearing loss.
Question 4 of 5
A group of high school students is attending a concert, which will be at a volume of 80 to 90 dB. What is a health consequence of this sound level?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sound levels above 80 dB can damage the inner ear, potentially causing hearing loss. These levels are perceived as harsh, and ear plugs can mitigate the risk.
Question 5 of 5
A patient has undergone diagnostic testing and has been diagnosed with otosclerosis? What ear structure is primarily affected by this diagnosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Otosclerosis causes abnormal bone growth around the stapes, fixing it and impairing sound conduction. Other ear structures are not primarily affected.