Title: Assist a client with a sensory impairment, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Assistance should include

- describing communication methods of a hearing-impaired client
- identifying how to care for hearing aids
- identifying how to care for contact lenses, eyeglasses, and artificial eyes
- explaining the needs of a blind client
- identifying psychological and social effects on the sensorially impaired client.

Refer to Unit X in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What steps can a CNA take to ensure that a hearing aid is working properly?
- What are various measures used in caring for a blind client?
- What behaviors can a CNA expect from a client with hearing loss when psychological or social needs go unmet?