The nurse is preparing to provide preoperative teaching to a patient who is deaf. To ensure proper learning, the nurse may:
a. use printed materials.
b. provide unamplified recorded materials.
c. use a family member to interpret.
d. place an interpreter behind the patient.
ANS: A
Patients with hearing loss may not be able to hear and understand verbal instructions. Nurses should use other methods such as printed material, demonstration, recorded materials amplified through headsets, interpretation provided by a professional interpreter face-to-face with patients and families or by phone or video medical interpretation (VMI), and/or simulations, photos, drawings, or video to enhance understanding.
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