What nursing action can the nurse implement to comfort an elderly patient with sensory deprivation to improve meaningful stimuli?
a. Placing a "Do not disturb" sign on the patient's door
b. Offering the patient a back rub
c. Asking the patient if he would like a newspaper to read
d. Placing the patient in the room farthest from the nurses' station
ANS: B
The patient with sensory deprivation needs meaningful stimuli, and therapeutic massage helps establish a humanistic relationship that the patient is missing. All of the other options do not promote patient-human interaction and promote further social isolation.
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