A nurse is teaching preventative measures for otitis externa to a group of older adults. What action should the nurse encourage?
A) Rinsing the ears with normal saline after swimming
B) Avoiding loud environmental noises
C) Instilling antibiotic ointments on a regular basis
D) Avoiding the use of cotton swabs
Ans: D
Feedback:
Nurses should instruct patients not to clean the external auditory canal with cotton-tipped applicators and to avoid events that traumatize the external canal such as scratching the canal with the fingernail or other objects. Environmental noise should be avoided, but this does not address the risk for ear infection. Routine use of antibiotics is not encouraged and rinsing the ears after swimming is not recommended.
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