ATI: RN COMFORT, REST, AND SLEEP
ASSESSMENT 2.0 |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who reports that they wake up
frequently during the night. The nurse should identify that which of the
following is a characteristic of older adult sleep patterns that might
explain the client's frequent awakenings?
a. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 4 sleep.
b. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 3 sleep.
c. Older adults tend to spend less time in stage 1 sleep.
d. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep. - Answer-d.
Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep.
-Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep compared to
adults. Stage 2 is a lighter stage of sleep than stages 3 and 4. This can
contribute to the client's frequent awakenings because environmental
factors, such as noise, are more likely to rouse someone who is in stage
2 sleep.
An employee health nurse is providing teaching about sleep promotion
to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include?
, a. "Taking a cool shower before bedtime can help with sleep."
b. "If you do not fall asleep within 20 minutes of lying down, go to
another room and listen to soft music."
c. "To promote nighttime sleep, limit daytime naps to 1 hr."
d. "Exercising 1 hr before bedtime can help promote relaxation and
sleep." - Answer-b. "If you do not fall asleep within 20 minutes of lying
down, go to another room and listen to soft music."
-The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurses to go to bed when
tired, and to get out of bed if sleep does not occur within 20 min. Getting
out of the bed and reading a book or listening to soft music can help
promote relaxation and sleep.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of migraines. The client
tells the nurse, "I have not been sleeping well. My migraine headaches
have returned after not having one for over a year." The nurse should
identify that which of the following are potential contributing factors to
the client's migraines? Select all that apply.
a. Sleep-wake homeostasis
b. Sensory overload
c. Sleep deprivation
d. Increased melatonin
e. Decreased hypocretin levels - Answer-b. Sensory overload
c. Sleep deprivation
ASSESSMENT 2.0 |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who reports that they wake up
frequently during the night. The nurse should identify that which of the
following is a characteristic of older adult sleep patterns that might
explain the client's frequent awakenings?
a. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 4 sleep.
b. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 3 sleep.
c. Older adults tend to spend less time in stage 1 sleep.
d. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep. - Answer-d.
Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep.
-Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep compared to
adults. Stage 2 is a lighter stage of sleep than stages 3 and 4. This can
contribute to the client's frequent awakenings because environmental
factors, such as noise, are more likely to rouse someone who is in stage
2 sleep.
An employee health nurse is providing teaching about sleep promotion
to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include?
, a. "Taking a cool shower before bedtime can help with sleep."
b. "If you do not fall asleep within 20 minutes of lying down, go to
another room and listen to soft music."
c. "To promote nighttime sleep, limit daytime naps to 1 hr."
d. "Exercising 1 hr before bedtime can help promote relaxation and
sleep." - Answer-b. "If you do not fall asleep within 20 minutes of lying
down, go to another room and listen to soft music."
-The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurses to go to bed when
tired, and to get out of bed if sleep does not occur within 20 min. Getting
out of the bed and reading a book or listening to soft music can help
promote relaxation and sleep.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of migraines. The client
tells the nurse, "I have not been sleeping well. My migraine headaches
have returned after not having one for over a year." The nurse should
identify that which of the following are potential contributing factors to
the client's migraines? Select all that apply.
a. Sleep-wake homeostasis
b. Sensory overload
c. Sleep deprivation
d. Increased melatonin
e. Decreased hypocretin levels - Answer-b. Sensory overload
c. Sleep deprivation
