You awaken a client during the night to measure blood pressure and heart rate. You observe that these vital signs are elevated. On the basis of your knowledge of normal sleep cycles, you can expect that the client was experiencing which of the following?
1. delta or slow-wave sleep
2. stage 1 nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep
3. rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
4. stage 2 NREM sleep
Question 2
Sleep assessment reveals that a client who has difficulty staying asleep at night always drinks a glass of sherry before going to bed. To improve sleep quality, you should counsel the client to do which of the following?
1. Eliminate the alcohol because it may be causing rebound arousal.
2. Substitute a sleeping pill for the alcohol.
3. Switch from sherry to a beverage that contains less alcohol, such as beer or wine.
4. Increase the amount of sherry at bedtime to increase central nervous system sedation.
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