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

Assistance should include

- describing communication methods of a hearing-impaired client/resident/patient
- 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/resident/patient
- identifying psychological and social effects on the sensorially impaired client/resident/patient.

Refer to Unit IX in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

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/resident/patient?
- What behaviors can a CNA expect if a client/resident/patient with hearing loss when psychological or social needs go unmet?