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NCLEX-PN Exam Practice

Category - Patient Care

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You have delegated the care of an older patient with hearing loss to a nursing assistant. You tell the nursing assistant that patients with this diagnosis:

Are often distracted.
Respond better to low pitched sounds.
Have middle ear changes.
Develop moist cerumen production.

Explanation

Answer: B - Older patients with hearing loss respond better to low pitch sounds. Age-related changes of the inner ear are called presbycusis. As a result of these changes the patient often loses the ability to hear high-pitched sounds.

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