When planning meaningful stimulation for a client with sensory deprivation, it is most important that the nurse:
a. provide a variety of stimuli so the client will not become bored.
b. include visual stimuli because that is the most important sense for most people.
c. determine whether the deprivation is due to inadequate stimuli or the inability to receive or process stimuli.
d. only to stimulate the client if there is a physician's order to do so.
ANS: C
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