Try: If the cr can write keep a pad and pen nearby to write down what he or she needs if cr can’t write use a ringbound pad of index cards and to write down the cr’s usual needs and wants such as bathroom hungry sleepy tv remote and pain show the index card to the cr to find out what he or she needs encourage the cr to speak slowly be patient

Materials: Note pad and pen ringbound index cards

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Communication, Medical Physical

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Keywords: Communication speech hard to understand

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed