The nurse irrigates the patient's right ear with saline solution to improve hearing. Which unexpected outcome of ear canal irrigation does the nurse prevent by preparing the irrigation so-lution properly?
a. Patient hearing acuity remains stable.
b. Patient senses that irrigant is slightly warm.
c. Patient complains of nausea and vertigo.
d. Patient drainage contains brown particles.
C
The nurse expects to irrigate the patient's ear canal without causing patient discomfort, pain, nausea, or vertigo by warming the irrigation solution before instilling it. The nurse expects the patient to sense the warmth of the irrigation solution; this is an expected outcome. Irrigation drainage from the ear containing brown particles is consistent with clinical indicators for effec-tive ear irrigation because this is evidence of cerumen removal; this is an expected finding if ce-rumen was in the ear canal before the procedure. Failure of patient hearing to improve after irri-gation is a possible unexpected outcome, but it is not influenced by warming of solution.
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