The Nurse Is Preparing a Client with Chronic Otitis Media

question 32

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing a client with chronic otitis media for a tympanoplasty. Which of the following information should the nurse include in preoperative teaching related to postoperative expectations?

• A)Keeping the head elevated
• B)The need for prolonged bed rest
• C)Avoidance of coughing or blowing the nose
• D)Continuous antibiotic irrigation of the ear canal

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Definitions:

PET

Positron Emission Tomography, a nuclear medicine functional imaging technique used to observe metabolic processes in the body.

Radioactive Isotopes

Variants of chemical elements that decay over time, releasing radiation, and are used in medical diagnosis, treatment, and research.

Metabolic Activity

The sum of all biochemical processes that occur within an organism, including those that break down nutrients for energy and those that build up new substances.

Cerebral Voltammetry

Technique used to identify the concentration of specific chemicals in the brain as animals behave freely.