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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 6
Priority Decision: Results of an audiometry indicate that a patient has a 10-dB hearing loss at 8000 Hz.What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
A) Encourage the patient to start learning to lip-read
B) Speak at a normal speed and volume with the patient
C) Avoid words in conversation that have many high-pitched consonants
D) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various hearing aids with the patient
Explanation
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B. Hearing is most sensitive between 500...

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