The nurse would explain to a client that the voice, rather than a ticking watch, is used to test auditory acuity because watches
a. can be muffled by the examiner's hand.
b. have different sound frequencies.
c. make a familiar and predictable sound.
d. produce a higher pitch.
D
The ticks of a watch have a higher pitch, which is less relevant to functional hearing than is the voice.
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