Exam 10: Assessing the Ears

Routine health assessment is dependent on a person's ability to hear the health interview questions. During the first encounter the nurse should note whether ____________________ is intact while asking questions.

The nurse has finished her focused health history and is preparing to do an assessment of the ears. Which position should the patient be placed in?

On assessment of a 56-year-old man the nurse discovers he is complaining of "ringing in the ears." The nurse recalls that the medical term for this is:

You are assessing for unilateral hearing loss and functioning of the cochlear nerve. Identify the assessment technique.

You are assessing an ear and see this deviation. What is the name of the assessment finding shown in the photo?

The nurse has completed her inspection and palpation assessment of the ear. He is now going to use the otoscope. What is the purpose of assessing an ear using an otoscope?