The nurse is interviewing a male patient who has a hearing impairment and came in because of a cold. What techniques would be most beneficial in communicating with this patient?

A) Determine the communication method he prefers.
B) Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing-impaired people find this degrading.
C) Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to help facilitate the communication.
D) Speak loudly and with exaggerated facial movement when talking with him because doing so will help him lip read.

A woman has been prescribed a daily iron supplement by her health care provider.She recently became constipated,most likely related to the iron supplement.Which of the following best describes this response?

A) Therapeutic effect
B) Adverse reaction
C) Side effect
D) Toxicity

The medical term for earache is:

A) mastoiditis.
B) otalgia.
C) otic.
D) otitis.

What construct of the Culture Care Diversity and Universality Theory describes the importance of assessing ways heredity and genetic illnesses influence care expressions and practices?

A) Collaborative care
B) Biological factors
C) Environmental factors
D) Generic care