The nurse is interviewing a male patient who has a hearing impairment. 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.