The client is being treated in an intensive care unit for a complicated myocardial infarction. The client's family lives 150 miles away and is unable to visit. Is this client at greater risk for sensory overload or sensory deprivation?
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer: Sensory overload
Rationale : Even though the client is separated from family, the risk for sensory overload is greater. This risk is associated with care in the intensive care unit and the seriousness of illness (complicated myocardial infarction).
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