A nurse examines a patient's auditory canal and tympanic membrane with an otoscope and observes which finding as normal?

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A shiny, translucent tympanic membrane is an expected finding. Clear fluid or bloody drainage following a head injury may indicate a basilar skull fracture. An expected response is that the tympanic membrane slightly fluctuates with puffs of air. A cone of light is expected, but a hole indicates perforation.

A Nurse Examines a Patient's Auditory Canal and Tympanic Membrane