The nurse is teaching a patient's wife about administering eardrops to her husband. The nurse will use which technique when demonstrating the skill?
a. Pull the pinna of the ear down and back.
b. Pull the pinna of the ear up and back.
c. Pull the pinna of the ear down and forward.
d. Pull the pinna of the ear up and forward.
ANS: B
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