The nursing assistive personnel (NAP)reports that the hearing-impaired patient is usually alert and oriented with the hearing aid in place,but the patient is not responding to verbal communication this morning.What action should the nurse implement first?

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Because the patient is usually alert and oriented,the nurse realizes that the most likely cause of the patient's change in hearing is a defective hearing aid battery.The nurse directs the NAP to check the battery first because this is also a simple factor to eliminate.After checking the batteries,the nurse instructs the NAP to clean the hearing aid with the brush supplied by the manufacturer,which is the brush that the patient uses regularly.The nurse does not know yet whether the patient's neurological status is poor.The NAP reports clinical indicators of normal neurological function,making a stroke unlikely.

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