Of course sensory impairments but what about?

SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS Name Institution Instructor Date As Daly (2005) writes, nursing and medical care are both geared at increasing patient care. However, while the medical profession seeks to classify humans into various categories of for medical diagnosis then attempt a cure by providing pills, radiation or surgery, nursing as a profession has established itself as an entity that employs a holistic approach. This helps seek to care for fellow human beings in response to conditions, potential or actual, in a patterned and systematic manner. This means that when a patient with a sensory disorder walks in for treatment then nurses have to prepare themselves to handle them with care and precision. This is while at the same time making the patients feel comfortable within the walls of the care provision unit. Sensory impairment of any nature is regarded as a disability from a medical perspective. It is thus easy to distort the knowledge existing regarding the nature of the problem a patient is facing. The reason is because there are several factors that come to play when we encounter these problems (Wallhagen, Pettengill, & Whiteside, 2006). For one, assuming a patient has a hearing impairment, it may be difficult to address the patient using words if for example the patient does not have knowledge of sign language or lip-reading skill. This, therefore, means that giving such instructions would...