A nurse is working in a long-term care (LTC) home where 90% of the population is deaf. The nurse is proficient in American sign language (ASL), however, other nurses are not.
What aspect of age-related deafness care should staff be educated on that have not learned ASL yet?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

ID: 137304

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A nurse is working in a long-term care (LTC) home where 90% of the population is deaf. The nurse is proficient in American sign language (ASL), however, other nurses are not.  
   What aspect of age-related deafness care should staff be educated on that have not learned ASL yet? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Writing tasks/care/questions on paper or a white board

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Speak loudly and clearly

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Strict ASL so both health care providers and clients can learn quickly

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Lip-reading

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