The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a hearing impairment.What techniques would be most beneficial in communicating with this patient?
A) Assess the communication method he prefers.
B) Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing-impaired people find this degrading.
C) Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to help facilitate the communication.
D) Speak loudly and with exaggerated facial movement when talking with him because this helps with lip reading.
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