The nurse is planning to perform an ear irrigation to remove a patient's cerumen. Which patient condition would contraindicate this procedure?
a. Previous hearing loss
b. Chronic, severe earache
c. Previous perforated eardrum
d. Previous external ear infection
ANS: C
Ear irrigations are contraindicated in a patient with a previous perforated eardrum. Irrigations could cause ear damage. A. B. D. These are not reasons to avoid irrigating the patient's ears.
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