The nurse assessing the results of a Rinne test sees BC >AC. The nurse translates this to mean that the patient has:
1. conductive hearing loss.
2. sensorineural hearing loss.
3. normal hearing.
4. a cochlear defect.
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When the bone conduction is greater than the air conduction (BC > AC), the patient has a conductive hearing loss. The normal finding for the Rinne test is that air conduction is greater than bone conduction (AC > BC).
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1192
OBJ: 2 TOP: Rinne Test KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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