Vision
Increased Intraocular pressure
What is Glaucoma
Obstruction of sound wave transmission
What is Conductive Hearing Loss
Decrease or lack of meaningful stimuli
What is Sensory Deprivation
Another name for Acute confusion
What is Delirium
Visual, Auditory, Olfactory, tactile, and gustatory
What is Components of Sensory reception
Clouded, blurred, dim vision in one or both eyes
What is Cataracts
Triad of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss
What is Meniere's Disease
Occurs when a person is unable to process or manage the amount or intensity of sensory stimuli
What is Sensory Overload
Often called Chronic confusion
What is Dementia
Receptors found in the skin and allow transcription of our external environment
What is Touch
Adequate lighting, large text, color coding, correct prescription for glasses
What is Sensory aids for visual deficits
Deficit in cochlea, cranial nerve VIII or brain
What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Impaired reception, perception, or both of one or more of the senses
restlessness, agitated, disoriented, quiet, and confused
What is Signs and Symptoms of Delirium
Stress, medications, illness, lifestyle, personality
What is Factors that influence Sensory Function
Corrected with Glasses, Contacts or Lasik
What is Myopia, Hyperopia, Presbyopia, Astigmatism (Acuity Disorders)
Amplified telephones, flashing alarm clocks & smoke detectors, lip reading, sign language
What is Sensory aids for Hearing Deficits
Minimize unnecessary noise, distractions, and allowing patients uninterrupted periods of rest and sleep
What is Nursing Interventions to prevent Sensory Overload
Keep in familiar area with familiar belongings, glasses and hearing aids in place in well-lit area
What is Nursing Interventions for Delirium
Avoiding the use of strong chemicals ammonia, gas
What is the client with Impaired Olfactory senses
Loss of central vision can be wet or dry
What is Macular Degeneration
Antibiotics, Diuretics, NSAIDs, Chemo Agents
What is Ototoxic Medications
Encourage use of glasses hearing aids, address by name, fresh flowers, pets, games and puzzles
What is Nursing Interventions to prevent Sensory Deprivation
Standardized tool used to assess for Delirium
What is Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Avoiding hot temperatures
What is clients with Impaired Tactile senses