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NSG 1010: Rest & Sleep (CH. 35- Treas)
Exam Practice Questions and Answers
What are the benefits of sleep? - Ans:✔✔-Restores energy
improves coping ability
Increases mental performance
strengthens the immune system
improves learning & long-term memory
The Physiology of sleep (RAS) is - Ans:✔✔-Circadian rhythm (Circa-approx, diem-day)
& biorhythms
What is the control center for regulating sleeping & waking? - Ans:✔✔-Hypothalamus
What are the Neurotransmitters associated with sleep? - Ans:✔✔-Histamine-wake/sleep, Serotonin-
sleep, Acetylcholine, catecholamines, and Prostaglandins
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A client has a body temperature of 99 degrees F in the late afternoon, is this a NORMAL finding? -
Ans:✔✔-Yes- record as normal
What are the two stages of sleep? - Ans:✔✔-NREM and REM
What happens during REM sleep? - Ans:✔✔-Accts for 25% of total sleep
*Gastric secretions, T, P, BP & metabolism increase*
*Dreaming- can vividly remember if awakened*
Rapid eye mvmnt & small muscle twitching
Highly active sleep w/ spontaneous awakening
What sleep stage is essential for mental & emotional restoration? - Ans:✔✔-REM
What sleep stage is required for learning, memory & adaptation? - Ans:✔✔-REM
TRUE or FALSE: Older adults experience a decrease in REM sleep. - Ans:✔✔-True
TRUE or FALSE: During REM sleep the brain becomes highly active and the brain waves resemble a
person who is fully awake. - Ans:✔✔-True
How many stages are there in NREM? - Ans:✔✔-three
NREM stage I & II sleep - Ans:✔✔-Light sleep, awake easily, aware of surrounding
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