A patient comes into the primary care clinic complaining of a head cold and ear pain with drainage. The nurse realizes that this patient may be experiencing:
1. otitis externa.
2. a hearing loss.
3. acute otitis media.
4. mastoiditis.
3
Acute otitis media is connected with colds and drainage from the ear. A hearing loss may be experienced as well, but the pain and drainage put the need to intervene for the infection first.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1200
OBJ: 1 TOP: Middle Ear KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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