When educating the parents of a child who has just had tympanostomy tube insertion, the nurse should provide further teaching if the parents say which of the following statements?
A)
"I will call the physician if I see that the tube has come out."
B)
"I will be looking for any drainage coming from the ears."
C)
"I'm so glad that we can take the child swimming next week when we go on vacation."
D)
"I'm so glad we had the child tested for allergies prior to having these tubes placed."
Ans:
C
Feedback:
After tube insertion, the ears of children with tubes must be kept out of water. All of the other distracters are normal post-op teaching for this procedure. Anytime a device comes out after surgery, the physician should be notified. Routine post-op education includes looking for infection, which in this case could be fever, increase in drainage from the ear, or restlessness. Prior to surgery, most children with recurrent otitis media have allergy testing performed.
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