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sjones

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A nurse is instructing her students on the role of hormones in sleep patterns. Which statement would indicate to the nursing instructor that the student needs additional education?
 
  A) A hyperactive thyroid can make the client sleepy all the time?
  B) Women often experience fatigue due to loss of estrogen?
  C) Estrogen has been shown to decrease sleep latency?
  D) Hypothyroidism may contribute to a lack of slow-wave sleep?

Question 2

When a client tells the clinic nurse that he has irresistible sleep attacks throughout the day lasting from 10 to 15 minutes, the nurse suspects that the client may be experiencing what?
 
  A) Cataplexy
  B) Narcolepsy
  C) Insomnia
  D) Prolonged latency


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softEldritch

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
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Hyperthyroidism causes fragmented, short-wave stages, whereas hypothyroidism seems to cause excessive sleepiness and a lack of slow-wave sleep.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcolepsy is a disorder of excessive daytime sleepiness characterized by short, almost irresistible daytime sleep attacks, usually lasting 10 to 15 minutes and with abnormal manifestations of REM sleep.


sjones

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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