A hearing-impaired patient is scheduled to have an MRI done. What would be important for the nurse to remember when caring for this patient?
A) Patient is unable to hear nurse during test
B) A person adept in sign language must be present during test
C) Lip reading will be the method of communication that is necessary
D) To treat the patient like every other patient
Ans: A
Feedback: During health care and screening procedures, the practitioner (eg, dentist, physician, nurse) must be aware that patients who are deaf or hearing-impaired are unable to read lips, see a signer, or read written materials in the dark rooms required during some diagnostic tests. The same situation exists if the practitioner is wearing a mask or not in sight (eg, x-ray studies, magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], colonoscopy).
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