Question | Answer |
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 |
What temperature should the solution be at? | Body temp (98.6 - 100 degrees) |
What instrutment is used to examine the ear? | Otoscope |
How would you position the the patient? | Setting with head tilted toward the affected ear. |
What would you do to the ear before appling solution? | Clean particles from outside of ear with gauze squares? |
What would you do with the solution before applying it the first time? | 1 - Verify solution is warm 2 - Fill syringe 3 - expel air |
How do you position the ear for a child under three (3)? | Pull the pinna down and back |
How do you position the ear for a child over three to adult? | Pull ear up and back |
How would you position the syringe in the ear? | Place the tip at the edge of the meatus |
What direction would you apply the solution? | Gently towards the roof of the canal |
How many times do you apply solution? | Until the material has been removed |
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 |
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 |
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 |