The nurse is trying to communicate with a hearing-impaired client. The best way to do this is to:
1. write down all of the message.
2. shout in the impaired ear.
3. speak slowly and clearly while facing the client.
4. talk in a regular voice in the good ear.
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When trying to communicate with the hearing-impaired client, the nurse should speak slowly and clearly while facing the client to give her the opportunity to see and hear the words being spoken. The nurse should not write down all of the messages. Shouting in the impaired ear will not improve the client's hearing. Talking in a regular voice into the good ear will not improve hearing.
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