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A nurse is caring for a patient with presbycusis. Which assessment finding indicates an adaptation to the sensory deficit?
 
  a. The patient frequently cleans out eyes with saline washes.
  b. The patient applies different spices during mealtime to food.
  c. The patient turns one ear toward the nurse during conversation.
  d. The patient isolates self from social situations with groups of people.
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ANS: C
Presbycusis is impaired hearing due to the aging process. Adaptation for a sensory deficit indicates that the patient alters behavior to accommodate for the sensory deficit, such as turning the unaffected ear toward the speaker. Cleaning the eye and applying spices to food would not have an effect for a patient with presbycusis. Avoiding others because of a sensory deficit is maladaptive.
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