Which nursing suggestion would be most helpful to the client with recurrent otitis externa?
A) Use a cotton applicator to ensure that the ear canal is dry.
B) Place ear plugs into the ears before swimming.
C) Flush the ear with hydrogen peroxide.
D) Avoid lying on the side of the affected ear.
B
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The nurse instructs the client to carry out the medical treatment and provides health teaching to prevent recurrence. For example, he or she advises swimmers to wear soft plastic ear plugs to prevent trapping water in the ear. A cotton tip applicator should not be placed into the ear canal because it could perforate the eardrum. Above all, the nurse advises the client to avoid the use of nonprescription remedies unless they have been approved by the physician and to contact the physician if symptoms are not relieved in a few days.
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