Sensory Perception Disorder Care Map DQ 4
Sensory Perception Disorder Care Map DQ 4
1. Identify the importance of client compliance with a treatment
regimen to prevent a permanent disability.
2. Describe the purpose of the treatment regimen in preventing
complications of the disease process.
Course Competency
· Strategies for safe, effective multidimensional nursing practice
when providing care for clients experiencing sensory and
perception disorders.
Instructions
Ms. Julia Jones, a 68-year old African American woman, has just
been diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma. Her
ophthalmologist has explained the pathophysiology of the
disease to her, but is trying to select the best treatment option for
her. You are the nurse working with the ophthalmologist, and Ms.
Jones has asked you about the eye drops the doctor has
recommended. Mrs. Jones’s physician has recommended
Combigan, one drop in the right eye every 12 hours. Your client
has never administered eye drops and she does not know
anything about the medication her ophthalmologist has
prescribed. She is interested in how the medication works, the

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