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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
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

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.
Explanation
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C. The benign acoustic neuroma can compr...

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