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A client is recovering from bilateral eye surgery and has patches over both eyes. The client becomes increasingly restless, repeatedly asks what time it is, and states, "I keep hearing people whispering my name." Which interventions should the practical nurse (PN) implement? Select all that apply.

  1. Introduce oneself by name immediately upon entering the client's room.Cevap
  2. B
    Explain to the client that the whispering sounds are not real and they need to sleep.
  3. C
    Assign the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to evaluate the client's cognitive status every 2 hours.
  4. D
    Apply bilateral soft wrist restraints to prevent the client from reaching for the eye patches.
  5. Provide a continuous soft audio stream of the client's preferred music or radio station.Cevap
  6. Lightly touch the client's arm or hand after speaking to provide tactile reassurance.Cevap

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The correct interventions include introducing oneself immediately upon entering, providing preferred music or radio, and lightly touching the client after speaking.
When a client experiences sudden sensory deprivation from vision loss (such as wearing bilateral eye patches), they are highly susceptible to disorientation and sensory illusions. Nursing care must focus on safely replacing the lost stimuli with meaningful, alternative sensory inputs. Introducing oneself immediately upon entering prevents startling the client. Providing a familiar audio stream (like radio or music) fills the sensory void and helps ground the client, reducing auditory illusions. Finally, providing light touch after speaking offers reassuring tactile stimulation without causing a startle reflex.

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1
Identify the primary problem from the client's presentation.
The client is experiencing sensory deprivation due to bilateral eye patches, leading to disorientation and auditory illusions.
Sudden loss of visual stimuli forces the brain to seek other inputs, often resulting in altered perceptions, restlessness, and anxiety.
2
Select interventions that safely provide meaningful sensory stimulation and orientation.
Appropriate actions include auditory orientation (announcing presence, providing music) and tactile stimulation (touching after speaking).
These interventions safely compensate for the vision loss and ground the client in reality without causing a startle response.
3
Eliminate interventions that are outside the PN scope, nontherapeutic, or excessively restrictive.
Delegating assessment, arguing with perceptions, and applying restraints are eliminated.
Assessment cannot be delegated to UAPs, nontherapeutic communication exacerbates anxiety, and physical restraints require exhausting alternatives first.

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Management of sensory deprivation requires providing meaningful, alternative sensory stimulation (auditory, tactile) while maintaining a safe environment and orienting the client to reality.
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Sensory and Perceptual Alterations

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