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jeatrice

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The nurse explains that older adults often experience a disturbed sleep-wake cycle because of hormonal changes, which include:
 
  a. increase in angiotensin level.
  b. decrease in insulin level.
  c. increase in growth hormone level.
  d. decrease in melatonin level.

Question 2

The phenomenon of sleep walking is most likely to occur in the sleep stage of:
 
  a. stage 1 NREM.
  b. stage 2 NREM.
  c. stage 4 NREM.
  d. REM sleep.


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alexanderhamilton

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

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


jeatrice

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Excellent

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:D TYSM

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