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Destiiny22

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The nurse is interviewing a male 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 doing so will help him lip read.

Question 2

A 75-year-old woman is at the office for a preoperative interview. The nurse is aware that the interview may take longer than interviews with younger persons. What is the reason for this?
 
  a. An aged person has a longer story to tell.
  b. An aged person is usually lonely and likes to have someone with whom to talk.
  c. Aged persons lose much of their mental abilities and require longer time to complete an interview.
  d. As a person ages, he or she is unable to hear; thus the interviewer usually needs to repeat much of what is said.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The nurse should ask the deaf person the preferred way to communicateby signing, lip reading, or writing. If the person prefers lip reading, then the nurse should be sure to face him squarely and have good lighting on the nurse's face. The nurse should not exaggerate lip movements because this distorts words. Similarly, shouting distorts the reception of a hearing aid the person may wear. The nurse should speak slowly and supplement his or her voice with appropriate hand gestures or pantomime.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The interview usually takes longer with older adults because they have a longer story to tell. It is not necessarily true that all older adults are lonely, have lost mental abilities, or are hard of hearing.



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