Auditory

Causes of hearing loss:
External ear

Causes of hearing loss:
Middle ear

Causes of hearing loss:
Inner ear

Ototoxic Medications:

Ototoxic Medications: Salicylates
Type:

Ototoxic Medications: NSAIDS
Types:

Ototoxic Medications: Antibiotics
Types

Ototoxic Medications: Loop Diuretics
Type

Ototoxic Medications: Chemotherapy
Type

Ototoxic Medications: Antimalarials
Type

External Otitis
Etiology:
Risk Factors:
S/S:

What is the common treatment for external otitis?

Acute Otitis Media
Etiology:
Risk Factors:
S/S:
Treatment:

Otosclerosis
Etiology:
Risk Factors:
S/S:
Treatment:

Meniere's Disease
Etiology:
S/S:
Treatment:

Conductive Hearing Loss
Causes:
Permanent?

Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Causes:
Permanent?

The nurse correctly tells the client that the primary goal in the treatment for Meniere's disease is to:

A) Maintain sodium free diet
B) Preserve remaining hearing
C) Eliminate environmental noise
D) Promote a quiet envirionment

The nuse implements which of the following in the plan of care for a client who is hearing impaired?

A) Has the light behind the nurse
B) Speaks slowly
C) Uses exaggerated facial expressions
D) Speaks in a raised voice

How does the nurse correctly straighten the ear canal in preparing to administer ear drops to an adult client?

The nurse assesses which of the following as a cause of conductive hearing loss? Select all that apply:

A) Loud noise
B) Meniere's Disease
C) Middle ear disease
D) Cerumen
E) Otosclerosis
F) Ototoxicity

The nurse collects a history froma client with suspected sensorineural hearing loss. Which of the following supports the diagnosis and should be reported?

A) The ability to hear high pitched sounds
B) A history of exposure to excessive noise over a period of time
C) The client speaks softly
D) Frequent ear irrigations for dry, hard cerumen

A 21y/o male has confirmed diagnosis of a brain tumor. Following surgery for a tumor in the temporal lobe, the nursing assessment should include:

A) Inability to regulate body temperature
B) Bradycardia
C) Inability to perceive sound
D) Visual disturbances

A 68y/o client comes to the clinic with complaints of pain in her joints. She is given a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and the physician orders ASA therapy. Before discharge the nurse teaches the client that possible side effects of ASA therapy are:

A) Blurred vision, nausea and vomiting
B) Gastritis, nausea, vomiting and bleeding
C) Blurred vision and tinnitus
D) Bleeding, nausea and constipation