N A Irrigating a Patient's Ear - 767
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| How often and when do you check the label of the solution? | 3 Times - 1 - When you remove it from the shelf 2 - When you pour it 3 - When you return it to the shelf
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| What temperature should the solution be at? | Body temp (98.6 - 100 degrees)
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| What instrutment is used to examine the ear? | Otoscope
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| How would you position the the patient? | Setting with head tilted toward the affected ear.
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| What would you do to the ear before appling solution? | Clean particles from outside of ear with gauze squares?
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| What would you do with the solution before applying it the first time? | 1 - Verify solution is warm 2 - Fill syringe 3 - expel air
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| How do you position the ear for a child under three (3)? | Pull the pinna down and back
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| How do you position the ear for a child over three to adult? | Pull ear up and back
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| How would you position the syringe in the ear? | Place the tip at the edge of the meatus
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| What direction would you apply the solution? | Gently towards the roof of the canal
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| How many times do you apply solution? | Until the material has been removed
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| Where and how would you dry the ear? | Dry the external ear with gauze squares and the visible ear canal gently with cotton-tipped applicators
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| How would you position the pt after the ear is clean? | Place towel against irrigated ear and allow the pt to rest quietly while you wait for the the physician to return
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| What is recorded on patients record? | Date - Time - which ear was irrigated - Amount and type solution used - characteristics of material cleaned out - visibility of tympanic membrane after irrigation - any pt reactions
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