What non-verbal communication techniques are beneficial when interacting with a client with sensory alterations?
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Correct answer: "Using gestures and touch sensitively to convey messages."
Using gestures and touch sensitively helps compensate for sensory deficits and conveys empathy, enhancing communication. Keeping a distant stance, avoiding eye contact, or speaking loudly and rapidly do not support a client with sensory alterations.
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