A Patient Has Been Admitted After an Accident at Work

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted after an accident at work.During the assessment,the patient is having trouble hearing and states,"I don't know what the matter is.All of a sudden,I can't hear you out of my left ear!" What should the nurse do next?

• A) Make note of this finding for report to the next shift.
• B) Prepare to remove cerumen from the patient's ear.
• C) Notify the patient's health care provider.
• D) Irrigate the ear with rubbing alcohol.

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