A nurse is caring for a patient with a nursing diagnosis of Hearing deficit related to presbycusis.Which assessment of the patient would indicate an adaptation to the sensory deficit?

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Adaptation for a sensory deficit indicates that the patient alters his behavior to accommodate for his sensory deficit,such as turning the unaffected ear toward the speaker.Cleaning the ear would not have an effect for a patient with presbycusis.Avoiding others because of a sensory deficit is maladaptive.Asking the nurse to speak loud alters the environment but does not adapt the patient's behavior.

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