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Question 1 of 5

A patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull stimulation to both sides of her face. The nurse suspects:

A. Bell's palsy.

B. damage to the trigeminal nerve.

C. frostbite with resultant paresthesia to the cheeks.

D. scleroderma with a pronounced proliferation of connective tissue in the face and cheeks.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: damage to the trigeminal nerve.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following statements about otoscopic examination of a newborn would be true?

A. Immobility of the drum is a normal finding.

B. An"injected" membrane would indicate infection.

C. The normal membrane may appear thick and opaque.

D. The appearance of the membrane is identical to that of an adult.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The normal membrane may appear thick and opaque.

Question 3 of 5

A 17-year-old student is a swimmer on her high school's swim team. She has had three bouts of otitis externa so far this season and wants to know how to prevent it. The nurse instructs her to:

A. use a cotton-tipped swab to dry the ear canals thoroughly after each swim.

B. use rubbing alcohol or 2% acetic acid eardrops after every swim.

C. irrigate the ears with warm water and suction with a bulb syringe after each swim.

D. rinse the ears with a warmed solution of mineral oil and hydrogen peroxide.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: use rubbing alcohol or 2% acetic acid eardrops after every swim.

Question 4 of 5

The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son has had three ear infections in the past year. Which of the following would be an appropriate response by the nurse?

A. "It is unusual for a small child to have frequent ear infections unless there is something else wrong."

B. "We need to check the immune system of your son to see why he is having so many ear infections."

C. "Ear infections are not uncommon in infants and toddlers because they tend to have more cerumen in the external ear."

D. "Your child's eustachian tube is shorter and wider than that in an adult, which allows infections to develop more easily."

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: "Your child's eustachian tube is shorter and wider than that in an adult, which allows infections to develop more easily."

Question 5 of 5

A male patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has come in for an examination and says,"I think that I have the mumps." The nurse would begin by examining the:

A. thyroid gland.

B. parotid gland.

C. cervical lymph nodes.

D. mouth and skin for lesions.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: parotid gland.

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