During a Complete Health Assessment,how Would the Nurse Test the Patient's

question 13

Multiple Choice

During a complete health assessment,how would the nurse test the patient's hearing?

• A)Observing how the patient participates in normal conversation
• B)Using the whispered voice test
• C)Using the Weber and Rinne tests
• D)Testing with an audiometer

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Definitions:

Frequency Theory

A theory in the study of hearing which suggests that the perception of pitch depends on the rate at which auditory nerve fibers are stimulated by the sound wave.

Pitch Perception

The aspect of hearing that allows the differentiation of sounds based on the frequency of their vibrations, discerning high sounds from low sounds.

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