title: Challenges in hearing conservation--the hearing-impaired worker.
abstract: Hearing-impaired workers face special challenges in the workplace, including communicating and identifying and using appropriate hearing protection.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Program, Worcester State College, Worcester, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chalupka
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities