ATI RN Fundamentals 2023 | Nurselytic

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: Place an activated tuning fork in the middle of the client's forehead. This is the appropriate action for the Weber's test because it helps determine if there is a conductive or sensorineural hearing loss. Placing the tuning fork on the forehead allows the sound to be conducted through bone to both cochleae simultaneously. If the client hears the sound equally in both ears, it suggests normal hearing or symmetrical hearing loss. If the client hears the sound louder in one ear, it indicates conductive hearing loss in that ear.


Choice A is incorrect because random high-pitched sounds do not specifically test for conductive vs. sensorineural hearing loss.
Choice C is incorrect because the tuning fork should be placed on the forehead, not the mastoid process, for the Weber's test.
Choice D is incorrect as whispering words does not test for conductive vs. sensorineural hearing loss.

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