ATI: RN COMFORT, REST, AND
SLEEP ASSESSMENT 2.0 2026/ 2027
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CCORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED 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 effects should the nurse monitor the client?
a. Retrograde amnesia
b. Urinary discomfort
c. Dry mouth
d. Hallucinations
d. Hallucinations
-The nurse should monitor the client for hallucinations, which can be an adverse effect of
nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics.
A nurse is contributing to a presentation about hypersomnia. Which of the following information
should the nurse recommend including in the presentation?
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
b. Hypersomnia is associated with a disturbed circadian rhythm.
c. Clients who experience hypersomnia have a longer attention span.
d. Clients who experience hypersomnia lack the hormone hypocretin.
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
-The nurse should recommend including that hypersomnia is characterized by excessive daytime
fatigue that does not improve if the client receives additional sleep.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has narcolepsy (NT1) with cataplexy. The nurse should
identify that this condition is caused by a lack of which of the following hormones?
a. Hypocretin
b. Melatonin
c. Estrogen
d. Insulin
a. Hypocretin
-Hypocretin is a hormone produced in the hypothalamus and is responsible for maintaining
alertness. Narcolepsy (NT1) with cataplexy is caused by a lack of hypocretin.
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the development of dreams. The nurse should
include that which of the following areas of the brain transmits the sensory data that is used to
develop dreams?
a. Hypothalamus
b. Thalamus
c. Cerebral cortex
d. Pineal gland
b. Thalamus
-The nurse should include that the thalamus transmits images, sounds, and sensations to the
cerebral cortex, which are used to develop dreams during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
SLEEP ASSESSMENT 2.0 2026/ 2027
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CCORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED 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 effects should the nurse monitor the client?
a. Retrograde amnesia
b. Urinary discomfort
c. Dry mouth
d. Hallucinations
d. Hallucinations
-The nurse should monitor the client for hallucinations, which can be an adverse effect of
nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics.
A nurse is contributing to a presentation about hypersomnia. Which of the following information
should the nurse recommend including in the presentation?
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
b. Hypersomnia is associated with a disturbed circadian rhythm.
c. Clients who experience hypersomnia have a longer attention span.
d. Clients who experience hypersomnia lack the hormone hypocretin.
a. Hypersomnia does not improve with increased sleep.
-The nurse should recommend including that hypersomnia is characterized by excessive daytime
fatigue that does not improve if the client receives additional sleep.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has narcolepsy (NT1) with cataplexy. The nurse should
identify that this condition is caused by a lack of which of the following hormones?
a. Hypocretin
b. Melatonin
c. Estrogen
d. Insulin
a. Hypocretin
-Hypocretin is a hormone produced in the hypothalamus and is responsible for maintaining
alertness. Narcolepsy (NT1) with cataplexy is caused by a lack of hypocretin.
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the development of dreams. The nurse should
include that which of the following areas of the brain transmits the sensory data that is used to
develop dreams?
a. Hypothalamus
b. Thalamus
c. Cerebral cortex
d. Pineal gland
b. Thalamus
-The nurse should include that the thalamus transmits images, sounds, and sensations to the
cerebral cortex, which are used to develop dreams during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
