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NUR 304- Ears Assessment test with verified solutions 2025.
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NUR 304- EarsAssessment test with
verified solutions 2025
_____ of ear + hearing exam:
-evaluate external ear.
-Assess TM.
-Conduct hearing test.
-Check balance.
purpose
-Watch with a second hand for Romberg test
-Tuning fork (512 or 1,024 Hz)
-Otoscope
equipment
Flashlight type viewer used to visualize eardrum + external ear canal.
-Largest speculum that fits (5 mm for adults).
-Hold in dominant hand.
-Use opposite hand to gently pull auricle out, up, back.
-Insert 0.5 inches.
Otoscope
general vs speciality assessment
, Test equilibrium:
-Feet together and arms at sides, close eyes for 20 seconds
-Check for swaying.
Normal:
-Client maintains position for 20 seconds without swaying/minimal.
-Inspect auricle, tragus, lobule.
-Palpate auricle and mastoid process.
External ear inspection
Inspecting _______:
-Note size, shape, position.
-Lesions, deformities, discoloration, discharge.
Normal:
-Ears equal size.
-Auricle aligns with corner of each eye.
-Earlobes attached.
-Skin color consistent.
auricle, tragus, lobule
A congenital projection with no clinical significance may be seen on
auricle.
Darwin tubercle
Palpate the ____ :
-checking for tenderness.
auricle and mastoid process
Inspect:
-External auditory canal.
-TM.
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