Author Question: The parents of a 9 year old are concerned about their child sleeping 11 hours at night. The nurse ... (Read 72 times)

fbq8i · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The parents of a 9 year old are concerned about their child sleeping 11 hours at night. The nurse explains that age-related sleep habits include:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. School age children need 9-12 hours of sleep at night
2. Infants and seniors often wake at night
3. Infants and adults often wake at night
4. Adolescents tend to get enough sleep
5. Infants will sleep through the night at 4 months of age

Question 2

As the nurse teaches a group of high school students about factors affecting blood pressure, the following non-modifiable factors are discussed:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Age
2. Obesity
3. Diurnal variations
4. Exercise
5. Medications

kusterl · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2
Rationale: School-age children need 9-12 hours of sleep at night; children often become sleep deprived at this age

Answer to Question 2

1,3
Rationale: Age is a non-modifiable factor; blood pressure increases with age from the newborn, to the peak at the onset of puberty; in older people, the elasticity of the arteries is decreased which yields elevated systolic and diastolic pressures