Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 254

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The nurse prepares an adult client for an ear irrigation as ordered by the physician. Which of the following procedures was correctly performed by the nurse?

  

     A. Position the client with the affected side up after the irrigation.

     B. Pull the pinna down and back.

     C. Warm the irrigating solution to 98º Fahrenheit.

     D. Directs a slow steady current of irrigating solution into the eardrum.

    

    

Correct Answer: C. Warm the irrigating solution to 98º Fahrenheit.

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Warm the irrigating solution to 98ºF because a solution temperature that is not close to the client’s body temperature will cause ear injury, vertigo, and nausea.

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Option A: This is not correct because the client is to lie on the affected side to complete draining the irrigating solution.

Option B: This is applied only to children 3 years younger.

Option D: This will cause damage to the eardrum.

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