NUR 2101 Sleep Questions With Complete Solutions
1) Circadian synchronization = Correct Answers biological
coincides with sleep -wake cycle
2) Circadian synchronization = Correct Answers the person is
awake when the body temperature is highest and asleep when
the body temperature is the lowest
A sleep history includes the following questions: Correct
Answers **When does the client usually go to sleep, awake,
and nap? If the client is a child, are there any bedtime rituals?
**Does the client have any problems with sleep? Has anyone
every told the client that he or she snores loudly or thrashes
around during sleep?
**Is the client able to stay awake at work, when driving, or
when engaging in usual activities?
**Does the client take any prescribed medications, over-the-
counter (OTC) medications, or herbals to help sleep or stay
awake?
**Is there anything else the client would like to report about
sleep?
**Obtain a brief sleep history from patients on admission.
Determine usual bedtime, normal bedtime rituals, preferred
environment for sleeping, and what time the patient usually rises
to plan care to support his or her positive sleep habits and
, patterns. Assess the quality and characteristics of sleep in greater
depth when you suspect a sleep problem.
**Table 31-2 in the textbook provides information on focused
patient assessment.
**Begin the sleep history with the patient's self-reported sleep
pattern. An effective, subjective method for you to use for
assessing sleep quality is the visual analogue scale. A scale
commonly used to assess the degree of daytime sleepiness or
EDS is the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
**When a patient admits to or you suspect a sleep problem, ask
open-ended questions to help the patient describe the problem
more fully. Ask questions to discover the nature of the problem,
signs and symptoms, onset and duration, severity, predisposing
factors, and the effect on the patient.
**Ask the patient and bed partner to keep a sleep-wake diary
when it is obvious the patient is having serious sleep problems.
**Assess for any physical or psychological problems that affect
a patient's sleep.
**Assess a patient's medication history, including over-the-cou
Assessment/Data Collection Correct Answers *Sleep Pattern
Assessment
*Sleep Problems
1) Circadian synchronization = Correct Answers biological
coincides with sleep -wake cycle
2) Circadian synchronization = Correct Answers the person is
awake when the body temperature is highest and asleep when
the body temperature is the lowest
A sleep history includes the following questions: Correct
Answers **When does the client usually go to sleep, awake,
and nap? If the client is a child, are there any bedtime rituals?
**Does the client have any problems with sleep? Has anyone
every told the client that he or she snores loudly or thrashes
around during sleep?
**Is the client able to stay awake at work, when driving, or
when engaging in usual activities?
**Does the client take any prescribed medications, over-the-
counter (OTC) medications, or herbals to help sleep or stay
awake?
**Is there anything else the client would like to report about
sleep?
**Obtain a brief sleep history from patients on admission.
Determine usual bedtime, normal bedtime rituals, preferred
environment for sleeping, and what time the patient usually rises
to plan care to support his or her positive sleep habits and
, patterns. Assess the quality and characteristics of sleep in greater
depth when you suspect a sleep problem.
**Table 31-2 in the textbook provides information on focused
patient assessment.
**Begin the sleep history with the patient's self-reported sleep
pattern. An effective, subjective method for you to use for
assessing sleep quality is the visual analogue scale. A scale
commonly used to assess the degree of daytime sleepiness or
EDS is the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
**When a patient admits to or you suspect a sleep problem, ask
open-ended questions to help the patient describe the problem
more fully. Ask questions to discover the nature of the problem,
signs and symptoms, onset and duration, severity, predisposing
factors, and the effect on the patient.
**Ask the patient and bed partner to keep a sleep-wake diary
when it is obvious the patient is having serious sleep problems.
**Assess for any physical or psychological problems that affect
a patient's sleep.
**Assess a patient's medication history, including over-the-cou
Assessment/Data Collection Correct Answers *Sleep Pattern
Assessment
*Sleep Problems
