BSC NURSING III YEAR

1. Mr. Manikandan.T,
RN., RM., M.Sc(N)., D.C.A .,(Ph.D)
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing,
VMCON, Puducherry.

2. Definition
• Services and procedures for facilitating
adequate receptive and expressive
communication in individual with hearing
impairment.

3. Types
• Hearing aid
• Listening strategies
• Speech reading
• sign language

4. Identification and evaluation of
sensory capablities
• Assessment
• Periodic monitoring
• Reevaluation of auditory abilities
• Monitoring other sensory capabilities
• Evaluation, fitting and monitoring of auditory
aids

5. Interpretation of results, counseling
and referal
• Interpret the audiologic finding to client,
family, employer, teacher
• Guidance and counseling to client and family
about educational, psychosocial and
communicative effects of hearing loss
• Guidance and counseling to parents regarding
educational options
• Individual anf family counselig about coping

6. Intervention for communicative
difficulties
• Provision of hearing and speech conversation
programming

7. Services
• Diagnosis
• Auditory training
• Communication strategies training
• Personal adjustment counseling
• Psychological support
• Communication partner training
• Speech reading training

8. Team members
• ENT
• Parents
• Regular classroom teachers
• Psychology
• Genetist