A nurse asks the mother of a hospitalized client age 2 years to ...

[jwb375]

A nurse asks the mother of a hospitalized client age 2 years to bring in his favorite blanket or stuffed animal. What sense is the nurse trying to stimulate with this intervention?
 
  A) Gustatory
  B) Visual
  C) Tactile
  D) Auditory

Question 2

A nurse is making a home care visit to a client with a hearing deficit. What can she do to facilitate communication with the client?
 
  A) Ask for permission to turn off the television set during the visit.
  B) Talk in a loud tone of voice at all times during the visit.
  C) Use written communication rather than verbal communication.
  D) Reduce the time spent with the client to decrease frustration.

[josephsuarez]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
The different texture of the blanket/stuffed animal stimulates the tactile sense (sense of touch).

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
One way in which communication with a client with a hearing deficit can be facilitated is to decrease background noises (as from a television).

[jwb375]

Excellent

[amandalm]

TYSM