While Examining a Client's Ear Through a Pneumatic Otoscope, a Nurse

question 13

Multiple Choice

While examining a client's ear through a pneumatic otoscope, a nurse finds decreased movement of the tympanic membrane in the client. On further assessment, the nurse finds pharyngeal erythema and rhinorrhea in the client. What should be the accurate nursing intervention for the client?

• A) Obtaining a specimen for a throat culture
• B) Providing a low-fluid diet to the client
• C) Preparing the client for a magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) scan
• D) Using a Meniett device to alleviate the symptoms

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.

Quasi-experimental

A research design that attempts to establish cause-and-effect relationships but lacks random assignment of participants to control or experimental groups.

Correlational Investigations

Research methods that explore the relationship or association between two or more variables without determining causality.

Experiments

Controlled procedures carried out to investigate relationships between variables, often to test a hypothesis.