The Nurse Is Performing a Focused Interview with a Client

question 20

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing a focused interview with a client who has been cleaning the ears with a cotton-tipped applicator. Which complications of this practice will the nurse include in the teaching session for this client?

• A) Increasing risk of developing otitis externa.
• B) Developing tophi along the outer rim of the ears.
• C) Perforating the tympanic membrane.
• D) Needing tympanostomy tubes.
• E) Impacting cerumen.

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