A nurse is teaching the staff about the sleep cycle. Which ...

[asmith134]

A nurse is teaching the staff about the sleep cycle. Which sequence will the nurse include in the teaching session?
 
  a. NREM Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, REM
  b. NREM Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, REM
  c. NREM Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, REM, 4, 3, 2 REM
  d. NREM Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, REM

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a new mother about the sleep requirements of a neonate. Which comment by the patient indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?
 
  a. I can't wait to get the baby home to play with the brothers and sisters.
  b. I will ask my mom to come after the first week, when the baby is more alert.
  c. I can get the baby on a sleeping schedule the first week while my mom is here.
  d. I won't be able to nap during the day because the baby will be awake.

[Ashley I]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The cyclical pattern usually progresses from stage 1 through stage 4 of NREM, followed by a reversal from stages 4 to 3 to 2, ending with a period of REM sleep. The others are incorrect sequences.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The patient indicates an understanding when asking the mother to come after the first week. The neonate up to the age of 3 months averages about 16 hours of sleep a day, sleeping almost constantly during the first week. The baby will sleep rather than play. The baby will not be on a sleeping schedule the first week home. The mother will be able to nap since the baby sleeps 16 hours a day.

[asmith134]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[Ashley I]

Great! Please up vote