
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 10
What knowledge guides the nurse in providing care for a patient with an acoustic neuroma?
A) Widespread metastasis usually occurs before symptoms of the tumor are noticed.
B) Facial nerve function will be sacrificed during surgical treatment to preserve hearing.
C) Early diagnosis and treatment of the tumor can preserve hearing and vestibular function.
D) Treatment is usually delayed until hearing loss is significant because a neuroma is a benign tumor.
A) Widespread metastasis usually occurs before symptoms of the tumor are noticed.
B) Facial nerve function will be sacrificed during surgical treatment to preserve hearing.
C) Early diagnosis and treatment of the tumor can preserve hearing and vestibular function.
D) Treatment is usually delayed until hearing loss is significant because a neuroma is a benign tumor.
Explanation
C. The benign acoustic neuroma can compr...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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