ATI: RN Comfort, Rest, and Sleep Assessment 2.0 Test with Answers Rated A
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription
for a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic to promote sleep. For
which of the following adverse ettects should the nurse d. Hallucinations
monitor the client?
-The nurse should monitor the client for hallucinations,
a. Retrograde amnesia which can be an adverse ettect of nonbenzodiazepine
b. Urinary discomfort hypnotics.
c. Dry mouth
d. Hallucinations
A nurse is contributing to a presentation about hypersom-
nia. Which of the following information should the nurse
recommend including in the presentation?
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
b. Hypersomnia is associated with a disturbed circadian -The nurse should recommend including that hypersom-
rhythm. nia is characterized by excessive daytime fatigue that does
c. Clients who experience hypersomnia have a longer not improve if the client receives additional sleep.
attention span.
d. Clients who experience hypersomnia lack the hormone
hypocretin.
A nurse is caring for a client who has narcolepsy (NT1) with
cataplexy. The nurse should identify that this condition is
a. Hypocretin
caused by a lack of which of the following hormones?
-Hypocretin is a hormone produced in the hypothalamus
a. Hypocretin
and is responsible for maintaining alertness. Narcolepsy
b. Melatonin
(NT1) with cataplexy is caused by a lack of hypocretin.
c. Estrogen
d. Insulin
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the
b. Thalamus
development of dreams. The nurse should include that
which of the following areas of the brain transmits the
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, ATI: RN Comfort, Rest, and Sleep Assessment 2.0 Test with Answers Rated A
sensory data that is used to develop dreams?
-The nurse should include that the thalamus transmits im-
a. Hypothalamus ages, sounds, and sensations to the cerebral cortex, which
b. Thalamus are used to develop dreams during rapid eye movement
c. Cerebral cortex (REM) sleep.
d. Pineal gland
A client is caring for a client who takes OTC sleep aid
medication every evening. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a potential adverse ettect of d. Urinary retention
OTC sleep aid medications?
-The nurse should identify that OTC sleep aid medications
a. Hyperactivity can cause urinary retention, as well as daytime drowsi-
b. Diarrhea ness, dry mouth, visual disturbances, and constipation.
c. Excessive salivation
d. Urinary retention
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who reports
that they wake up frequently during the night. The nurse
d. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep.
should identify that which of the following is a character-
istic of older adult sleep patterns that might explain the -Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep
client's frequent awakenings? compared to adults. Stage 2 is a lighter stage of sleep than
stages 3 and 4. This can contribute to the client's frequent
a. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 4 sleep.
awakenings because environmental factors, such as noise,
b. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 3 sleep.
are more likely to rouse someone who is in stage 2 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.
An employee health nurse is providing teaching about
sleep promotion to a group of newly licensed nurses. b. "If you do not fall asleep within 20 minutes of lying
Which of the following statements should the nurse in- down, go to another room and listen to soft music."
clude?
-The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurses to
a. "Taking a cool shower before bedtime can help with
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription
for a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic to promote sleep. For
which of the following adverse ettects should the nurse d. Hallucinations
monitor the client?
-The nurse should monitor the client for hallucinations,
a. Retrograde amnesia which can be an adverse ettect of nonbenzodiazepine
b. Urinary discomfort hypnotics.
c. Dry mouth
d. Hallucinations
A nurse is contributing to a presentation about hypersom-
nia. Which of the following information should the nurse
recommend including in the presentation?
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
b. Hypersomnia is associated with a disturbed circadian -The nurse should recommend including that hypersom-
rhythm. nia is characterized by excessive daytime fatigue that does
c. Clients who experience hypersomnia have a longer not improve if the client receives additional sleep.
attention span.
d. Clients who experience hypersomnia lack the hormone
hypocretin.
A nurse is caring for a client who has narcolepsy (NT1) with
cataplexy. The nurse should identify that this condition is
a. Hypocretin
caused by a lack of which of the following hormones?
-Hypocretin is a hormone produced in the hypothalamus
a. Hypocretin
and is responsible for maintaining alertness. Narcolepsy
b. Melatonin
(NT1) with cataplexy is caused by a lack of hypocretin.
c. Estrogen
d. Insulin
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the
b. Thalamus
development of dreams. The nurse should include that
which of the following areas of the brain transmits the
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, ATI: RN Comfort, Rest, and Sleep Assessment 2.0 Test with Answers Rated A
sensory data that is used to develop dreams?
-The nurse should include that the thalamus transmits im-
a. Hypothalamus ages, sounds, and sensations to the cerebral cortex, which
b. Thalamus are used to develop dreams during rapid eye movement
c. Cerebral cortex (REM) sleep.
d. Pineal gland
A client is caring for a client who takes OTC sleep aid
medication every evening. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a potential adverse ettect of d. Urinary retention
OTC sleep aid medications?
-The nurse should identify that OTC sleep aid medications
a. Hyperactivity can cause urinary retention, as well as daytime drowsi-
b. Diarrhea ness, dry mouth, visual disturbances, and constipation.
c. Excessive salivation
d. Urinary retention
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who reports
that they wake up frequently during the night. The nurse
d. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep.
should identify that which of the following is a character-
istic of older adult sleep patterns that might explain the -Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 2 sleep
client's frequent awakenings? compared to adults. Stage 2 is a lighter stage of sleep than
stages 3 and 4. This can contribute to the client's frequent
a. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 4 sleep.
awakenings because environmental factors, such as noise,
b. Older adults tend to spend more time in stage 3 sleep.
are more likely to rouse someone who is in stage 2 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.
An employee health nurse is providing teaching about
sleep promotion to a group of newly licensed nurses. b. "If you do not fall asleep within 20 minutes of lying
Which of the following statements should the nurse in- down, go to another room and listen to soft music."
clude?
-The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurses to
a. "Taking a cool shower before bedtime can help with
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