What accommodations should be used for the position of a hearing-impaired woman for a pelvic examination?
a. The patient should assume the M or V po-sition.
b. Her legs should be farther apart.
c. The head of the table should be elevated.
d. The lithotomy position with obstetric stir-rups should be used.
C
The woman with a hearing impairment will need to see the clinician and/or an interpreter during the examination; therefore, her head should be elevated.
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