The most appropriate action that the nurse working at a camp would take to remove an insect from a camper's ear is
a. gently irrigate the ear canal with sterile water.
b. instill a few drops of mineral oil into the ear.
c. instruct the camper to tilt the affected ear downward.
d. occlude the ear with a medicated cotton pledget.
B
For removal of a live insect, the ear canal is filled with mineral oil, lidocaine, or an ether-soaked cotton ball, not water, to kill or stupefy the insect. Water will cause the insect to swell, making it harder to remove.
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