The nurse is reviewing discharge instructions for a child who has received a cochlear implant. In addition to encouraging speech therapy for the child, the nurse will instruct the parents to monitor the child for signs of:
1. Ringing in the ears.
2. Pharyngitis.
3. Hearing loss.
4. Bacterial meningitis.
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Rationale 1: This is not a common complication of a cochlear implant.
Rationale 2: Pharyngitis is not associated with cochlear implants.
Rationale 3: The child already has hearing loss. That is why the child receives a cochlear implant.
Rationale 4: There is an increased risk of bacterial meningitis following insertion of a cochlear implant.
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