A nurse assessing a patient with a sleep disorder documents cataplexy as a finding. Which of the following is a feature of this condition?
A) irresistible urge to sleep, regardless of the type of activity in which the patient is engaged
B) sudden loss of motor tone that may cause the person to fall asleep; usually experienced during a period of strong emotion
C) nightmare or vivid hallucinations experienced during sleep time
D) skeletal paralysis that occurs during the transition from wakefulness to sleep
Question 2
A young woman patient admits to a nurse that she cannot control her jealousy when she and her partner are out together and states, It's like we're back in high school again. This is an example of which of the following identity disorders?
A) self-actualization C) depersonalization
B) identity diffusion D) lack of self-esteem
Entry level nurse competencies
REM Sleep and Learning
Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly
Common patient positions.
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.
Finding derivatives of Trig Functions - pt 4