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Pineapplelove6 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The home health nurse instructs the family of an older adult patient with arthritis that his sleep can be promoted by:

a. giving his nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the mornings.
b. administering his diuretics in the mornings.
c. encouraging daytime sleeping.
d. avoiding the stimulation of backrubs or warm drinks before bedtime.

Question 2

The stage of family development in which there is a period of family life when the grown children depart from home is known as the:

a. expectant stage.
b. senescence stage.
c. establishment stage.
d. disengagement stage.

frogdreck123456 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Older adults sleep lightly. Give NSAIDs before bedtime for comfort. Diuretics should be given in the mornings to reduce having to wake up to go to the bathroom during the night. Daytime sleeping may negatively affect nighttime sleep. Nonpharmacological interventions are helpful to induce sleep.

Answer to Question 2

D
The disengagement stage of parenthood is the period of family life when the grown children depart from the home.