The nurse will assess for _____________ when the older adult home health patient complains that the entire right side of his head hurts and he cannot chew without pain
a. mumps
b. external otitis
c. otitis media
d. labyrinthitis
ANS: B
The symptoms of painful head, painful chewing, and pain when the auricle is moved all indicate external otitis, frequently caused by compacted cerumen.
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