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panfilo

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A 75-year-old client with cardiac disease describes a decline in the amount of sleep he gets and difficulty falling asleep at night. You consider these findings
 
  A) signs of anxiety and depression.
  B) normal signs of aging.
  C) normal signs of cardiac disease.
  D) normal signs of respiratory disease.

Question 2

How should the nurse explain rapid eye movement (REM) sleep to an older patient?
 
  1. Is when dreaming occurs
  2. Is necessary for physical restoration
  3. Involves sudden sustained muscle contractions in the extremities
  4. Is accompanied by slowing of the heart rate and a fall in blood pressure


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ecabral0

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

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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Dreaming occurs during REM sleep.


panfilo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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