On a 2-week follow-up visit to the health care provider, a ...

[swpotter12]

On a 2-week follow-up visit to the health care provider, a 64-year-old female postoperative client shares with the nurse that she is having difficulty sleeping and has never had a history of sleeping problems. The nurse shares with the client that:
 
  1. Because of her age, the client should expect to begin having some problems sleeping
  2. It may take a while to get used to sleeping in her bed at home after getting used to sleeping on a hospital bed
  3. The medications used for anesthesia can disturb sleep cycles for several weeks following surgery
  4. She may not be sleeping as well with her partner after being in a bed by herself while being hospitalized

Question 2

A 22-year-old male client shares with the nurse that he is always tired. In assessing the client's sleep pattern to determine the quantity of sleep the client is getting, the nurse should ask:
 
  1. On a scale from 0 to 10, how much sleep to you think you get each night?
  2. What time do you usually go to bed?
  3. What time do you usually get up?
  4. Do you have a bedtime ritual?

[frankwu0507]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
If the client has recently had surgery, expect the client to experience some disturbance in sleep. Clients usually awaken frequently during the first night after surgery and receive little deep or REM sleep. Depending on the type of surgery, it takes several days to months for a normal sleep cycle to return.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
This question helps quantify the length of sleep that the client receives. A brief subjective method to assess sleep is a numeric scale with a 0 to 10 sleep rating. Ask individuals to separately rate their quantity and quality of sleep on the scale. Instruct clients to indicate with a number between 0 and 10 their sleep quantity then their quality of sleep with 0 being the worst sleep and 10 being the best sleep

[swpotter12]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[elyse44]

Gracias!