Assignments,
Chapter 45, Sensory Functioning
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Feed a bowl of cereal to a blindfolded partner, 3, 4
then have your partner feed the cereal to you. Write
a brief report describing the feelings you experienced
in the role of both patient and nurse.
2. Write a report discussing the four conditions that 1, 2
must be met in each sensory experience and
explaining the role of the reticular activating system
(RAS) in the sensory experience.
3. Describe how you would provide sensory 6, 7
stimulation for an older adult receiving home health
care who lives alone in a small, cramped, and
underfurnished apartment.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Your teacher will divide the class into small groups 3, 4, 6
and assign each group a sensory/perceptual alteration
, Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
described in the textbook. As group members,
attempt to experience the alteration (e.g., by using a
blindfold or wheelchair while navigating the
environment) or to interview persons with this
alteration. Report on the feelings and needs of a
patient experiencing the alteration and identify
patients who may be at risk for it. Suggest related
nursing interventions.
2. Your instructor will divide the class into small 4, 6
groups to develop a list of conditions, both physical
and psychological, which were collected during the
patient’s assessment that might place a patient at high
risk for sensory deprivation. Within your group,
develop a nursing care plan to provide sensory
stimulation to high-risk patients. Share your group’s
results with the class.
Clinical Assignments Learning Outcome
1. Choose a partner from the class to role-play using 7
Chapter 45, Sensory Functioning
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Feed a bowl of cereal to a blindfolded partner, 3, 4
then have your partner feed the cereal to you. Write
a brief report describing the feelings you experienced
in the role of both patient and nurse.
2. Write a report discussing the four conditions that 1, 2
must be met in each sensory experience and
explaining the role of the reticular activating system
(RAS) in the sensory experience.
3. Describe how you would provide sensory 6, 7
stimulation for an older adult receiving home health
care who lives alone in a small, cramped, and
underfurnished apartment.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Your teacher will divide the class into small groups 3, 4, 6
and assign each group a sensory/perceptual alteration
, Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
described in the textbook. As group members,
attempt to experience the alteration (e.g., by using a
blindfold or wheelchair while navigating the
environment) or to interview persons with this
alteration. Report on the feelings and needs of a
patient experiencing the alteration and identify
patients who may be at risk for it. Suggest related
nursing interventions.
2. Your instructor will divide the class into small 4, 6
groups to develop a list of conditions, both physical
and psychological, which were collected during the
patient’s assessment that might place a patient at high
risk for sensory deprivation. Within your group,
develop a nursing care plan to provide sensory
stimulation to high-risk patients. Share your group’s
results with the class.
Clinical Assignments Learning Outcome
1. Choose a partner from the class to role-play using 7
