Communication and the hearing-impaired patient.
Hearing impairment affects significant numbers of the people who are most likely to use healthcare services. Nursing skills in this area still fall short of acceptable standards. Awareness of the scale of the problem, identification of those affected and knowledge of how best to communicate with them are crucial to providing sensitive and individualized care.
Slaven
Antoinette
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Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, Wessex Neurological Centre, Southampton General Hospital. a.slaven@soton.ac.uk
D001299:Audiometry; D003142:Communication; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012813:Sign Language; D014705:Verbal Behavior