During a Weber test, a patient with right ear hearing loss reports hearing sound louder in the right ear than the left ear. What results should the nurse expect to find from this patient during a Rinne test?

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Option C from the Rinne test indicates a conduction hearing loss, which is consistent with the finding from the Weber test described in the question. Option A is an expected finding. Option B is consistent with a sensorineural hearing loss, but this patient has a conduction hearing loss based on the results of the Weber test. Option D is not consistent with the conductive hearing loss described.

During a Weber Test, a Patient with Right Ear Hearing