2.Give an example of how the following factors
may place a patient at high risk for sensory
deprivation.
a.Environment:b.Impaired ability to receive environmental
stimuli:c. Inability to process environmental stimuli:3.Briefly describe the following effects of sensory
deprivation:
a.Perceptual responses:b.Cognitive responses:c. Emotional responses:4.List three examples of sensory overload you
have observed when caring for patients on
your nursing unit.
a.
b.
c.
5.Describe the concept of cultural care depriva-
tion, and list an example from your own
experience of a patient who has experienced
this alteration.6.Give an example of sensory stimulation that
could be provided for each of the following
age groups.
a.Infant:b.Adult:c. Elderly:7.Give an example of two goals for patients
with impaired sensory functioning.
a.
b.
8.You have been assigned to visit a home
healthcare patient, a 75-year-old woman with
diabetes living at home with her husband.
When you arrive at their home, you notice
the drapes are shut, the room is dark and
bleak, and there are no pictures, flowers, or
the like to visually stimulate the patient. The
patient appears in good physical health but
slightly disoriented and confused about the
date and time of day. Develop a nursing care
plan for this patient with emphasis on the
need for sensory stimulation.9.List four precautions you could teach a
patient to avoid eye injury in the home.
a.
b.
c.
d.
10.Give two suggestions for increasing environ-
mental stimulation and role model appropri-
ate interactional behaviors for children in the
following areas.
a.Visual:b.Auditory:c. Olfactory:d.Gustatory:e.Tactile:308 UNIT VIII PROMOTING HEALTHY PSYCHOSOCIAL RESPONSES
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