You Are Caring for a Client Who Is Post-Stapedectomy

question 16

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a client who is post-stapedectomy. What would you include in your nursing care?

• A) Placing the client on the operative side.
• B) Keeping the affected ear packed with cotton.
• C) Encourages the client to exercise within 24 hours.
• D) Assessment of the facial nerve.

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Definitions:

Drug Courts

Specialized court programs that target criminal defendants and offenders, juvenile offenders, and parents with pending child welfare cases who have alcohol and other drug addiction and dependency problems.

Medicalization

The process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical issues.

Substance Abuse

The harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.

Medicalization

The process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical issues, often leading to the use of medical interventions.