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SENSORY NEEDS
SUBJECT- NURSING FOUNDATION
•SENSORY NEED – sensory need or issue occurs when
we have difficulties for receiving and responding to
information from their sense
•Most of the patient may develop sensory
impairment and at the risk of injury
COMPONENTS
Components of sensory experience
1- RECEPTION
2- PERCEPTION
3- REACTION
1 RECEPTION - Reception is the process of receiving
internal and external stimuli from nerve ending
through vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch
•Once receive the stimulus they convert energy from
stimulus to electrical signals.
•This electrical signals passes from the spinal cord to
the brain
PERCEPTION – Is the vital aspect of senses to
understand world around people.
•Is the ability to receive sensory input, through
various physiological processes in the body
•The perception is strongly influence by level of
consciousness, past experience, education, culture,
value and other factors
REACTION – The human brain is filled with millions of
stimuli entering into the nervous system among those
choosing appropriate response to the proper stimuli is
called sensory reaction .
•It is an uncontrolled emotional or behavioral reaction
to overwhelming stress or sensory overload that can
trigger a flight or fight reaction.
AROUSAL MECHANISM- arousal is the process of
conscious a wakefulness of physiological and
psychological sensory perception.
•It mainly balance the alertness, consciousness,
attention and informing processing.
•Arousal is the most powerful and essential function in
the brain.
FACTORS AFFECTING SENSORY
FUNCTION
Developmental
consideration
Vision Hearing Pain and touch
Culture
personality and
lifestyle
Stress and
illness
Medication
ASSESSMENT
OF SENSORY
ALTERATION
•Sensory assessment is scientific evaluation of human
sense sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing to
understand the individual’s level of stimulation who
has admitted in the hospital
•Sensory assessment can be performed in formal and
informal ways
FORMAL- Assessment done by the specialist eg.
ophthalmologist and audiologist.
INFORMAL- Assessment by observation e.g. patients
daily routines
SENSORY ALTERATION
•Careful assessment help the client in reducing
sensory alteration and early identification/
management of disorders
•SENSORY DEFICIT
•SENSORY DEPRIVATION
•SENSORY OVERLOAD
•SENSORY DEFICIT- sensory deficit is an inappropriate
functioning of the sensory system, result brain
receives less input from the sense.
•Sensory deficit is impaired reception, perception or
both
•Possible impairment includes visual, hearing sensory
deficit mostly present at the time of birth
SENSORY DEPRIVATION- sensory deprivation is also
known as perceptual isolation, it occurs when
individuals receive sensory stimuli below the normal
threshold from one or more sense
These alteration may develop due to acute or chronic
illness, aging, trauma environmental cause.
•SENSORY OVERLOAD – overstimulation from the
environment may result to a condition called
sensory overload
•Sensory overload occurs when the body receives an
excessive input from any sense like sound, bright
light ,strong odors, touch.
•Overstimulation patient may experience extreme
irritability, difficulty focusing, restlessness and
discomfort about the circumstances.
•PREVENTION AND
MANAGEMENT OF
CLIENT WITH
SENSORY
ALTERATION
PEVENTION OF SENSORY OVERLOAD –
 Provide quiet environment and avoid unnecessary noise and
light
Suggest dark glasses and earplugs, if necessary
Administer analgesic if patient complain pain
Speak slowly, clearly and do not shout to the patient
Repeat the sentence if it is necessary to avoid
misunderstanding
PREVENTION OF SENSORY DEPRIVATION
•Educate the client importance of using eyeglasses
and hearing aids
•Address the client by name
•Have a meaningful interaction with the client
•Allow client to active participation in recreational
activity like reading, watching TV, play, hand crafts
COMMUNICATION WITH APHASIA CLIENT
•Make sure that the client surrounding environment
should be quiet and relaxed
•Start conversation with general information to
specific details
• Ask the questions by using simple language and sentence
that patient can give answered in yes or no
• Repeat the sentence whenever necessary wait for answer
without hesitation
• Speak slowly do not shout at the client for not
understanding
• Recovering of speech after aphasic condition is most
difficult time taking and need practice
COMMUNICATION
WITH VISUALLY
IMPAIRED CLIENT
• Introduce self, name/ position while entering into the client room
• Visual impaired patient unable to pick up non- verbal cues, so speak
with normal tone
• Give a clear indication to the patient while entering and leaving the
room
• Should not touch the client without their concern while doing any
procedure or care
COMMUNICATION WITH HEARING IMPAIRED CLIENT
• Make sure that the client surrounding environment should
be quiet and relaxed
• Ask the patient to wear their hearing aid and sit closer
before beginning of the communication
• While speaking maintain eye contact, clear and moderate
volume
• Face the patient and speak his/her best side of hearing
•Use short sentence for better understanding
•Ensure that hearing aids are on with working
•Encourage non- verbal communication such as touch
head nods, writing and use communication boards
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