The nurse is likely to expect to find which of the following symptoms upon assessment of a patient with an acoustic neuroma who has been admitted to the oncology unit?
A) Loss of hearing, tinnitus, and vertigo
B) Loss of vision, change in mental status, and hyperthermia
C) Loss of hearing, increased sodium retention, and hypertension
D) Loss of vision, headache, and tachycardia
Ans: A
Feedback: An acoustic neuroma is a tumor of cranial nerve VIII, the cranial nerve most responsible for hearing and balance. The patient with an acoustic neuroma usually experiences loss of hearing, tinnitus, and episodes of vertigo and staggering gait.
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