Saturday, September 02, 2006

#25, #23, #26, #33

#25
CARING FOR A CLIENT WITH IMPAIRED HEARING:
-CONVEY YOUR PRESENCE BY MOVING WHERE YOU CAN BE SEEN, DECREASE BACKGROUND NOISES, TALK AT A MODERATE RATE WITH A NORMAL TONE, DON'T SHOUT, ADDRESS THE PERSON DIRECTLY, DON'T TURN AWAY FROM THEM, DON'T TALK WITH SOMETHING IN YOUR MOUTH (GUM), MAINTAIN THE SAME VOLUME, SPEAK CLEARLY, MAKE SURE IF THEY HAVE A HEARING AID IT IS ON, SIT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THEM-FACING THEM, DON'T OVERARTICULATE, USE LONGER PHRASES-IT'S EASIER TO FOLLOW, CHANGE SUBJECTS SLOWLY.
PG. 949

#23
VERBAL VS. NON-VERBAL
-VERBAL: TALKING/WORDS
-NON-VERBAL: ACTIONS, GESTURES, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, COMMUNICATING WITHOUT WORDS

#26
AUTONOMY
-IS THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION. IT IS INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONING AND BEING ABLE TO DO THINGS WITHOUT BEING TOLD. INDEPENDENT AND SELF-DIRECTED, CAN MAKE ONE'S OWN DECISIONS.
GLOSSARY AND PG. 70

#33
ROLE OF NURSE WHEN BEING A CLIENT ADVOCATE
-TO PROTECT THE CLIENTS RIGHTS, INFORM THE CLIENT OF THEIR RIGHTS, PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH ENOUGH INFO TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, TO SUPPORT THE CLIENT, TO BE OBJECTIVE, AND TO ACT AS A MEDIATOR.
PG. 81

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