Which is a priority nursing assessment the nurse includes in the plan of care for a pediatric client who has received a cochlear implant?
1. Ringing in the ears
2. Pharyngitis
3. Hearing loss
4. Bacterial meningitis
4
Explanation:
1. This is not a common complication of a cochlear implant.
2. Pharyngitis is not associated with cochlear implants.
3. The child already has hearing loss. That is why the child receives a cochlear implant.
4. There is an increased risk of bacterial meningitis following insertion of a cochlear implant.
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