Which is the best assessment question for the nurse to ask a client with tinnitus?
a. "How exactly do you clean your ears?"
b. "Have you had your hearing checked lately?"
c. "Do you have ringing in both ears or in only one ear?"
d. "Does the ringing make it hard for you to sleep at night?"
C
Determining whether the tinnitus is in one or both ears provides valuable information about the cause of the problem. Tinnitus is not related to how the client cleans his or her ears. Asking about the last hearing check will not help determine the cause of the tinnitus. Asking about nighttime tinnitus is helpful but is less important than asking if the problem is present in one or both ears.
You might also like to view...
A nurse has decided to obtain individual professional liability insurance. In general, which type of insurance is best for most nurses?
1. Certificate-based 2. Employer-sponsored 3. Occurrence-based 4. Claims-made
How do diabetes type 1 and diabetes type 2 differ from each other?
a. Diabetes type 1 develops in people under 40 years old, whereas diabetes type 2 develops only in older people. b. Diabetes type 2 develops in people under 40 years old, whereas diabetes type 1 develops only in older people. c. Patients with type 1 diabetes are at higher risk for obesity and heart disease, whereas patients with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for strokes. d. Patients with type 1 diabetes produce no insulin, whereas patients with type 2 diabetes produce insulin but their insulin receptors are not very sensitive to it.
Which one of the following has a negative influence on family health and individual health?
A) The level at which a family functions significantly affects the individual's level of health. B) A healthy family fosters individual growth and sustains members during times of crisis. C) Family patterns dictate whether members participate in their own health care. D) Individuals can obstruct the family's health and families can obstruct individual family members' health.
The nurse is performing a health history on a patient who is ordered to begin therapy with phenytoin (Dilantin) to treat epilepsy. Which aspect of the patient's medical history will cause the nurse to be concerned?
a) COPD b) GI diesease c) AV heart block d) Renal disease