title: When your patient is hearing impaired.
authors.affiliation: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Sheryl K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: Nathan W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Sommer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003142:Communication; D005149:Facial Expression; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007697:Kinesics; D008085:Lipreading; D008297:Male; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012813:Sign Language