During a Weber test, a client with right ear hearing loss reports hearing sound only in the right ear. What would the nurse expect to find from this client during the Rinne test?
a. Air conduction will be twice as long as bone conduction (2:1 ratio)
b. Air conduction will be 1.5 times as long as bone conduction (1.5:1 ratio)
c. Bone conduction will be longer than air conduction
d. Bone conduction will be equal to air conduction
ANS: C
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