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littleanan

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A nurse counsels an older adult with chronic insomnia. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
 
  A) Consider making your environment more conducive to sleep.
  B) Continuing with the hypnotic medications you've been prescribed should soon provide a solution.
  C) Decreased sleep is a normal age-related change that you will need to accommodate.
  D) Moderate alcohol consumption will help you fall asleep more quickly.

Question 2

A nurse orients a graduate nurse to a gerontology unit. Which of the following statements, if made by the graduate nurse, shows understanding of normal age-related changes of sleep patterns?
 
  A) Older adults need for 10 to 20 more sleep than younger adults.
  B) Older adults have fewer sleep cycles during the night.
  C) Older adults fall asleep faster and staying asleep longer than younger adults.
  D) Older adults spend less time in deep sleep.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Environmental modification can be a useful intervention in promoting sleep in older adults. While age-related changes do influence sleep in older adults, this does not mean that interventions and strategies are unnecessary in mitigating these changes. Alcohol consumption and the use of hypnotics are not recommended solutions to sleep disturbances.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Older adults typically spend less time in deep sleep than do younger adults, though the overall quantity of sleep required remains fairly static throughout the adult life span. Older adults usually experience more sleep cycles during the night and experience longer sleep latency.


littleanan

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Excellent

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