NCLEX-PN Exam Practice

Category - Patient Care

You are completing a hearing screening on a patient. You note that the sound lateralizes to the patient’s left ear during a Weber test. What does this finding indicate?

  1. A normal finding
  2. Conductive hearing loss in the right ear
  3. Sensorineural or conductive loss
  4. Presence of nystagmus
Explanation

Answer: C - This test indicates sensorineural or conductive loss in the right ear. The Weber test is done by placing a vibrating tuning fork at the middle of the forehead. The patient should hear sound by bone conduction equally in both ears; if not, then the patient has hearing loss in the ear that did not hear the sound.

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