Author Question: The pediatric nurse assesses patients' sleep patterns during admission assessments. Which of the ... (Read 23 times)

kshipps · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The pediatric nurse assesses patients' sleep patterns during admission assessments. Which of the following children is showing a sleep pattern that would most likely need further assessment?

A) An adolescent who regularly sleeps 12 to 14 hours a night
B) A school-age child who refuses a nap
C) A preschool-age child who takes an occasional 30-minute nap in the afternoon
D) A 1-year-old who sleeps 14 hours a night and naps during the day

Question 2

Which of the following circumstances would be most likely to cause the individual to experience sleep difficulties?

A) Working the 7 PM to 7 AM shift on a regular basis
B) Being awakened at 2 AM by a telephone call
C) Taking a flight from the United States to Russia
D) Waking at 5:30 AM 2 days a week for clinical rotations

Gabe · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
By the end of the first year, the infant sleeps 14 to 15 hours per day, with most sleep at night and one or two naps during the day. During the preschool years, children may stop napping. Normally, all sleep occurs during the night. As children move through their school years into their teens, total daily sleep time gradually declines from approximately 10 to 7 to 8 hours by the end of adolescence.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Sleep disturbances may result from changes in exogenous factors, such as night work or changes in time zones associated with airplane travel. The outcome of these changes is displacement of sleep periods to times of the day that are not part of the person's typical sleep pattern. A person whose work schedule takes place consistently during the night is less likely to experience sleep difficulties than is someone who experiences a sudden change in time zones.