While admitting a patient to the medical unit, the nurse determines that the patient is hard of hearing. How should the nurse use this information to plan teaching and learning strategies?
a. Motivation and readiness to learn will be affected.
b. The family must be included in the teaching process.
c. The patient will have problems understanding information.
d. Written materials should be provided with verbal instructions.
ANS: D
The information that the patient is hard of hearing indicates that the nurse should use written and verbal materials in teaching along with other strategies. The patient does not indicate a lack of motivation or an inability to understand new information. The patient's decreased hearing does not necessarily imply that the family must be included in the teaching process.
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