A 12-year-old child is diagnosed with a specific learning disability. The nurse is instructed to provide a teaching plan to the child's family caregivers
What are the important considerations that the nurse should keep in mind during the teaching process? A) Use sign language for learning and communication.
B) Use visual reminders for a child with a speech deficit.
C) Give one or two instructions at any particular time.
D) Use a tape recorder for a child with a listening deficit.
C
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The nurse should teach the family caregivers to give only one or two instructions at a time, which may be repeated periodically to promote good understanding and listening. Sign language and speech therapy are critical tools for learning and communication in children with hearing impairments, not for those with learning disabilities. Visual reminders should be used in a child with a listening deficit and not speech deficit. A tape recorder should be used to reinforce information in clients with visual processing deficits.
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