A nurse is conducting Weber's test. Which action will the nurse take?
a. Place a vibrating tuning fork in the middle of patient's forehead.
b. Place a vibrating tuning fork on the patient's mastoid process.
c. Compare the number of seconds heard by bone versus air conduction.
d. Compare the patient's degree of joint movement to the normal level.
ANS: A
During Weber's test (lateralization of sound), the nurse places the vibrating tuning fork in the middle of the patient's forehead. During a Rinne test (comparison of air and bone conduction), the nurse places a vibrating tuning fork on the patient's mastoid process and compares the length of time air and bone conduction is heard. Comparing the patient's degree of joint movement to the normal level is a test for range of motion.
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