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In preparation for discharging the client newly started on hemodialysis, the nurse determines that discharge teaching was effective if the client states which of the following?

Your client has an order for 525 mg of an antibiotic in {x} ml of 0.9% Normal Saline to be infused over 1 hour and 15 minutes. How many ml per hour (ml/hr) will you set the pump? Record your answer using 0 decimal place(s). Enter only a number in the blank.

According to material discussed in this class, the outcome of a hearing screening should:

VRA:

Questions 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:     250 Hz   500 Hz   1000 Hz   2000 Hz   3000 Hz   4000 Hz   8000 Hz   Right Ear   Air Conduction   30 dB HL   35dB HL   40dB HL   55 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Left Ear   Air Conduction    30 dB HL   30 dB HL   40 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Unmasked   Bone Conduction   25 dB HL   35 dB HL   35 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   ———-     Otoscopy   Tympanograms   SRT   WRS   Right Ear   Non- impacted cerumen both ears   Type A both ears   45   76%   Left Ear   45   72%     Question 7: This patient’s hearing evaluation results were obtained using:

The best type of hearing test for a child whose developmental level is 3 1/2 years, would be:

You are the speech-language pathologist at an elementary school and you have been asked to assess a 3rd grader’s speech-language skills.  Concerns from the teachers include: child does not seem to pay attention, there are difficulties following instructions, child seems to do better one-on-one than when there is background noise present, and she does not seem to communicate as well as her peers. Your best course of action is:

Questions 19-24 refer to the following Case 4:A child is born with both outer ears appearing as they do in the photograph shown below: the pinna is not complete and there is no external ear canal opening (the photograph is shown AFTER the question).Question 22:The type of hearing aid this infant would use would be a(n):

If a person has normal hearing in one ear and a hearing loss in the other ear, where you sit in relation to your patient, while in SL therapy, is not significant.

Questions 1-9 refer to the following Case 1: This patient is an 82-year-old gentleman with a history of a gradually progressive hearing loss in both ears, over the last 15 years.  He states that he has difficulty hearing, especially in groups and that he understands better when people speak more slowly.  This is the first complete hearing evaluation he has ever received.  Consider his history and the audiometric data below, and then answer the following questions about this case:     250 Hz   500 Hz   1000 Hz   2000 Hz   3000 Hz   4000 Hz   8000 Hz   Right Ear   Air Conduction   30 dB HL   35dB HL   40dB HL   55 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Left Ear   Air Conduction    30 dB HL   30 dB HL   40 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   70 dB HL   Unmasked   Bone Conduction   25 dB HL   35 dB HL   35 dB HL   55 dB HL   65 dB HL   70 dB HL   ———-       Otoscopy   Tympanograms   SRT   WRS   Right Ear   Non- impacted cerumen both ears   Type A both ears   45   76%   Left Ear   45   72%   Question 4:This gentleman’s tympanograms were normal.