A Nurse Is Instructing a Nursing Assistant on Techniques to Facilitate

question 39

Multiple Choice

A nurse is instructing a nursing assistant on techniques to facilitate lipreading with a hearing-impaired child who lip reads. Which techniques should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Speak at eye level.
• B) Stand at a distance from the child.
• C) Speak words in a loud tone.
• D) Use facial expressions while speaking.
• E) Keep sentences short.

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Definitions:

Taste

The sensation perceived by the taste buds on the tongue when food or other substances react chemically with them.

Smell

A sense that allows the detection of odors through the nose and is closely linked to memory and emotion.

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Vision

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