Title: Demonstrate communicating with a hearing-impaired resident.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit II: Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Demonstration should include

- identifying any assistive devices that the resident uses (e.g., hearing aids, communication boards, lip reading, sign language)
- reducing distracting noise (e.g., TV, radio, noise in adjacent room)
- getting the resident’s attention before speaking
- speaking clearly and slowly, using short, simple words
- using picture cards
- writing, if necessary.