Your elderly client is hard of hearing. What is the best way to communicate with him?
1. Use a family member to translate.
2. Write notes to the client.
3. Speak loudly and in a high-pitched voice.
4. Stand in front of the client and speak in a normal tone of voice at a lower pitch.
ANS: 4
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