Accommodate people with hearing loss in the hospital
Hospital care for people with hearing loss can be ineffective when people cannot communicate. Most hard-of-hearing people do not know sign language because they lost hearing later in life and remain in the oral culture. Without effective communication, quality of care is impaired and patient compliance is often reduced. The patient’s bed needs to have proper signage and chart records to alert staff of special communication needs.
Ironically, many hard-of-hearing people …
