When instructing a client on cleaning the ear, the nurse should instruct the client to clean:
1. only the outer ear.
2. all the way to the middle ear.
3. all parts of the ear outer, middle, and inner ear.
4. just the tympanic membrane.
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Only the outer portion of the ear should be cleaned. Inserting different objects into the ear canal may result in injury and damage.
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