The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who has recently withdrawn from relationships, appears depressed, and appears reluctant to seek information from the nurse due to a hearing loss. What assessment should the nurse focus on to help minimize additional dysfunction?

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Deprived of a primary means of receiving signals from the environment, patients with hearing loss may try to hide deficits, may withdraw from relationships, and become depressed. While the other options are appropriate assessments, they are not as focused on minimizing additional social and physical dysfunctions related to a hearing loss.

The Nurse Is Caring for an Older Adult Patient Who