What Registered Nurses Do. Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Registered nurses work in hospitals, physiciansâ offices, home healthcare services, and nursing care facilities.
The basic function of the outer ear or pinna is to protect the eardrum (tympanic membrane). The outer ear also functions to collect sound waves to the eardrum through the ear canal. The second component of the external ear is the auditory ear canal or meatus.
The outer ear serves to collect and channel sound to the middle ear. The middle ear serves to transform the energy of a sound wave into the internal vibrations of the bone structure of the middle ear and ultimately transform these vibrations into a compressional wave in the inner ear.