The nurse admits a patient who wears a hearing aid for surgery.Which method does the nurse use to assess the patient's hearing acuity with the hearing aid in place?
A) Whisper very softly behind the patient.
B) Cover the patient's unaffected ear before talking.
C) Send the hearing aid to the audiologist for analysis.
D) Check patient response using a normal voice level.
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