The Nurse Is Interviewing a Patient Who Has a Hearing

question 31

Multiple Choice

The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a hearing impairment.What techniques would be most beneficial in communicating with this patient?

• A) Determine the communication method he prefers.
• B) Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing-impaired people find this degrading.
• C) Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to help facilitate the communication.
• D) Speak loudly and with exaggerated facial movement when talking with him because this helps with lip reading.

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