The nurse is explaining discussing the Rinne test to a group of student nurses. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?
1. "This test requires the use of an otoscope."
2. "The test is performed by whispering statements a few feet away from the client."
3. "The test is used to determine if a client hears sound in one ear better than the other."
4. "This test compares air and bone conduction of sound using a tuning fork."
Correct Answer: 4
The Rinne test compares air and bone conduction of sound with the use of a tuning fork. The Rinne test does not require the use of an otoscope. The whisper test is administered by whispering statements a few feet away from the client. The Weber test is performed to determine if during bone conduction, with the use of a tuning fork, the client hears the sound in one ear better than the other. If there is impaired conduction in one ear, the sound will lateralize to that ear during the Weber test.
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