NCLEX EYES AND EARS - Questions with verified Answers, A Grade

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NCLEX EYES AND EARS - Questions with verified Answers, A Grade The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client with a diagnosis of severe vertigo from Ménière's disease who is being admitted to... the hospital. What is the priority nursing intervention in the plan of care? Safety measures The nurse is assigned to care for a client after a mastoidectomy. Which nursing intervention would be a priority in the care of this client? Monitor for signs of facial nerve injury. The nurse is performing an assessment on a client with a diagnosis of Ménière's disease. The nurse anticipates that the client is most likely to report which symptom during an acute attack? Tinnitus The nurse has admitted to the hospital a client with a diagnosis of an acute attack of Ménière's disease. The nurse reviews the health care provider's prescriptions for the client. Which prescription should the nurse question? Ambulation four times daily The nurse is providing discharge instructions to the client being discharged after a fenestration procedure for the treatment of otosclerosis. Which statement made by the client indicates a need for further instruction? "I should use a straw to drink liquids for the next 2 to 3 weeks." The clinic nurse is performing an otoscopic examination on an adolescent who was hit in the ear with a basketball during a neighborhood game. A perforated eardrum is suspected. Which finding should the nurse expect to observe if the eardrum is perforated? A round or oval darkened area on the eardrum The nurse is caring for a client in the postoperative period following enucleation. The nurse notes bloody staining on the surgical eye dressing. Which nursing action is most appropriate? Contact the health care provider (HCP). A caloric test is prescribed for a client suspected of having disease of the labyrinth. The nurse should obtain which essential item in preparation for this test? An otoscope The nurse educator is conducting an in-service education session for the nurses employed in the eye and ear surgical unit of a large trauma center. In discussing the topic of cochlear implants, the educator notes that this surgical [Show More]

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