A Client Reports Hearing Loss to the Nurse

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client reports hearing loss to the nurse. With assessment, the nurse suspects the client has Ménière's disease. Which statements does the nurse anticipate from the client? Select all that apply.

• A)"I feel like falling while walking."
• B)"My appetite has increased lately."
• C)"The room is spinning around me."
• D)"I hear buzzing and ringing sounds in my ear."
• E)"I feel like someone is calling me frequently."

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Definitions:

Compliance

The act of conforming to a request or demand, often from an authority figure or peer.

Heuristic-Systematic

Referring to a model of information processing that includes a heuristic, or shortcut, method and a systematic, or detailed, method for decision making.

Elaboration-Likelihood

A model of persuasion that posits there are two primary cognitive processing paths—central and peripheral—that influence the likelihood of message-induced attitude change.

Persuasion Cues

Elements in communication that influence the receiver's acceptance of a message, including source credibility, message content, and emotional appeals.