Question

A nurse performing an otoscopic examination of an adult client:

Answer 1

The otoscopic examination of an adult client is performed by gently pulling the auricle of the client upwards and backwards.this makes the acoustic meatus of the client to be in line with the canal.Now the nurse should hold the otoscope as either like pen or pencil and should use the little finger area as the fulcrum.This causes the prevent of injury to the patient when he suddenly turns.

The nurse should 1.Inspect the external auditory canal 2. Should evaluate the tympanic membrane and should note its color, translucency and shape of the drum 3.identification of pars tensa with the cone of light and handle and short process of malleolus and the position of malleolus handles.

With theotoscopy we can evaluate the mobility of tympanic member by creating the positive and negative pressure using of the rubber squeeze bulb