The nurse points out to the client that of the activities in which he is regularly involved, the one that contributes to accumulation of cerumen in the external ear is:
1. swimming in a chlorinated pool daily.
2. drinking 1500 mL of fluid a day.
3. trimming hair from the ears every week.
4. washing the ears with a washcloth every day.
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Daily swimming in a chlorinated pool dries the cerumen. All the other options would reduce cerumen accumulation.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1199
OBJ: 5 TOP: Infection and Inflammation
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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