This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: A 78-year-old resident of an assisted living facility has told the nurse that she often feels tired ... (Read 100 times)

lindiwe

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 577
A 78-year-old resident of an assisted living facility has told the nurse that she often feels tired during the day but experiences frequent awakenings during the night. The nurse is conducting a comprehensive sleep assessment.
 
  The nurse should be aware of what change in sleep characteristic that accompanies older age? A) A gradual decrease in the amount of sleep required
  B) An increase in the proportion of REM sleep
  C) An absence of recognizable sleep cycles
  D) An increase in the intensity of dreams

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client experiencing an excess secretion of growth hormone. The nurse is aware that this is characterized in which condition?
 
  a. acromegaly c. Cushing's syndrome
  b. Addison's disease d. Hashimoto's disease



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

debra928

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 342
Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
In older age, the percentage of time spent in REM sleep decreases to 13 to 15. Sleep requirements are similar to those of younger adults. Dreams are not noted to intensify and sleep cycles are present at all ages.

Answer to Question 2

A
Excess secretion of growth hormone in adults results in acromegaly.




lindiwe

  • Member
  • Posts: 577
Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


CAPTAINAMERICA

  • Member
  • Posts: 325
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

Did you know?

The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.

Did you know?

The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.

Did you know?

Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library