Webinar Schedule
Sensory Impairment: Smell, Taste, Vision, Hearing and Balance Disorders
Wednesday October 10th, 2026 | 1 PM ET (12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, 10 AM PT)
Sensory impairments can have important implications for a life care planning assessment, yet they may not always receive the same attention as an individual’s more obvious injuries or diagnoses.
In this webinar, Shelly Kinney, RN, MSN, CCM, CNLCP, will review sensory impairment through the framework of the AANLCP Core Curriculum for Nurse Life Care Planning, with a focus on smell, taste, vision, hearing, and balance disorders.
Webinar Learning Objective 1: By the end of this session, participants will: Recognize the importance of use of the Core Curriculum for Nurse Life Care Planning as a reference
Webinar Learning Objective 2: Access assessment tools for sensory deficits and consider incorporation into their life care plan assessments
Webinar Learning Objective 3: Develop a list of important nursing diagnoses to consider related to the topic
CEU’s: 1.0
Presenters
- Shelly Kinney RN, MSN, CCM, CNLCP
Shelly Kinney is a master’s prepared nurse life care planner residing in the Council Bluffs, IA area. She is certified in both case management and nurse life care planning, has been a registered nurse since 1988, and has been working in various areas of the rehabilitation field since 1999. She and her husband, Kevin own Kinney Consulting, a company providing life care planning and case management services. Her healthcare background includes work in critical care, acute medical rehabilitation, post-acute brain injury rehabilitation, women’s health, and case management in hospital, health insurance, and worker’s compensation settings. A life care planner for 20 years, she works with injured individuals of all ages and has special expertise planning for the long-term needs of individuals with brain injury, neuromuscular conditions, amputations, and chronic pain. Ms. Kinney is an active member of the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners and currently serves as the president elect on their board of directors. She served on the work group for the first edition of Nurse Life Care Planning: Scope and Standards of Practice, contributed to the first Core Curriculum for Nurse Life Care Planning, and is co-editor for the next edition in progress. She has written several articles for the Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning and is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning and The International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. She enjoys speaking to medical, nursing, community, and legal groups about nurse life care planning and health insurance topics and mentors new nurse life care planners. She retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving more than 20 years on active duty and in the Air Force Reserve. Shelly lives on a small farm where she relaxes by raising chickens, getting her hands dirty in the garden, and watching her family grow.