Which of the Following Is Important to Remember When Communicating

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is important to remember when communicating with an elderly patient with a hearing impairment?

• A) Speak directly into the patient's ear.
• B) You may need to shout in order for the patient to hear you.
• C) Make sure the patient can see you when you are speaking to him.
• D) It is not worth the effort to try to get information from an elderly person with a hearing impairment.

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the sample statistics, that is likely to contain the population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Population Mean

Population mean is the average of all the values in a population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how spread out the numbers are from the mean.