MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A nursing student is learning how to adequately use an otoscope to examine the ear.Which method should the instructor educate the student to use when examining with an otoscope?
A
Otoscope should be held in the examiner’s left hand, in a pencil-hold position, with the examiner’s hand braced against the patient’s face.
B
Otoscope should be held in the examiner’s left hand, with a full hand grasp to be able to guide the scope into the internal ear.
C
Otoscope should be held in the examiner’s right hand, with a full hand grasp to be able to guide the scope into the internal ear.
D
Otoscope should be held in the examiner’s right or left hand, with a full hand grasp to be able to guide the scope into the internal ear.
Explanation: 
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