The nurse and a colleague are performing the Epley maneuver with a patient who has a diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The nurses should begin this maneuver by performing what action?
A) Placing the patient in a prone position
B) Assisting the patient into a sitting position
C) Instilling 15 mL of warm normal saline into one of the patient's ears
D) Assessing the patient's baseline hearing by performing the whisper test
Ans: B
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The Epley maneuver is performed by placing the patient in a sitting position, turning the head to a 45-degree angle on the affected side, and then quickly moving the patient to the supine position. Saline is not instilled into the ears and there is no need to assess hearing before the test.
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