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The 25-year-old male client who has been in the trauma intensive care unit (ICU) for 3 weeks is confused and agitated. The nurse knows that this can happen to clients in an ICU setting due to:
 
  1. Boredom
  2. Sensory overload
  3. Pain
  4. A lack of stimulation

Question 2

Which of the following statements made by the nurse shows the greatest insight into the possible causes of a hearing-impaired client's irritability?
 
  1. I know he doesn't hear well, but I wonder if his increased lack of patience today has to do with being in pain.
  2. Not being able to hear us properly appears to be making him irritable today. See if he has his hearing aid turned off.
  3. His hearing aids must need new batteries; he is just so irritable and impatient to-day.
  4. He is certainly irritable today, but maybe it doesn't have to do with his poor hearing.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
When a person receives multiple sensory stimuli and cannot perceptually disregard or selectively ignore some stimuli, sensory overload occurs. Excessive sensory stimulation prevents the brain from appropriately responding to or ignoring certain stimuli. Because of the multitude of stimuli leading to overload, the person no longer perceives the environment in a way that makes sense

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Always remember that factors other than sensory deprivation or overload cause impaired percep-tion and emotional irritation (e.g., medications or pain). Although one of the options presents a general suspicion that the cause of the problem may not be his hearing impairment, the remaining options assume that it is the cause of his irritation.



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