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| Assessment of a patient's body temperature in the late afternoon is 37.3*C (99*F). The nurse assesses this as most likely due to what?s |
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| Result of a normal circadian rhythm |
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| What records muscle tone? |
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| The nurse observes some involuntary muscle jerking in a sleeping patient. The nurse determines that the patient is most likely in which stage of sleep? |
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| The nurse observes a slight increase in a patient's vital signs while he is sleeping during the night. According to the patient's stage of sleep, the nurse expects which of the following to be true? |
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| It would be most difficult to awaken him at this times |
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| How many cycles of sleep does a person typically go through each night? |
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| Then nurse is discussing with an older woman the factors that induce sleep. What does the nurse teach her? |
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| The amount of REM sleep decreases with age. |
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| A patient falls asleep in the middle of a conversation. The nurse would suspect which disorder? |
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| Which of the following descriptions is true of the diagnostic tool called a sleep diary? |
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| It includes a record of physical activity |
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| To help a patient get to sleep, the nures suggests that he do what? |
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| Follow his usual bedtime routine if possible |
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| What is the most common complaint of patients visiting sleep disorder clinics? |
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| A prolonged pattern of REM deprivation may result in what? |
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| Active dreaming occurs during what stage of sleep? |
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| When describing illness as a stressor that can influence sleep during various stages, what example would be most appropriate for the nurse to use? |
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| Hypothyroidism can result in a decrease in the amount of certain stages of NREM sleep |
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| Caffeine is a known stimulant, and its intake should be |
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| avoided at least 4 to 5 hours before bedtime |
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| Medications that induce sleep )sedative-hypnotics) may disturb REM or NREM sleep. The nurse should be aware of what consideration? |
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| They usually become ineffective after several weeks. |
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| a state of rest accompanied by altered consciousness and relative inactivity |
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| connotes a condition in which the body is in a decreased state of activity, with the consequent feeling of being refreshed. |
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| Reticular activating system (RAS) |
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| During sleep, it experiences few stimuli from the cerebral cortex and the periphery of the blood. Wakefulness occurs when this system is activated with stimuli from the cerebral cortex and from periphery sensory organs and cells. |
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| What part of the brain is responsible for sleep walking or abnormal long periods of sleep? |
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| REM (rapid Eye movement) sleep |
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| more difficult to arouse a person during this sleep. consumes 20-25% of nightly sleep tiem. During this, the pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, metabolic rate, and body temperature increases. Believed to be essential to mental and emotional equilibrium. |
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| consist of 4 stages and consumes 5-50% of sleep time. can be aroused with ease. the parasympathetic nervouse system dominates and decreases pulse, rr, bp, T, and metabolic rates. |
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| Infants require how much sleep? |
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| Growing children require how much sleep? |
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| Preschoolers require how much sleep? |
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| school aged children require how much sleep? |
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| young adults require how much sleep? |
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| sleep disorders characterized by insomnia or excessive sleepiness |
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| are patterns of waking behavior that appear during sleep |
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| difficulty falling asleep, intermittent sleep, or early awakening from sleep. Most common of all sleep disorders. |
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| refers to nonpharmacologic recommendations that help an individual get a better nights sleep by changing life stlye. |
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| excessive sleep, particularly during the day |
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| uncontrollable desire to sleep. considered a neurological disorder |
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| sleepwalking, night terrors |
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