The Infant's Baseline Heart Rate (Pulse) Is Its

question 107

Multiple Choice

The infant's baseline heart rate (pulse) is its

• A)minimum rate needed to keep the body alive.
• B)quickest rate that can be healthily sustained.
• C)normal rate while resting in the absence of stimulation.
• D)heart rate that matches its mother's rate.

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Definitions:

NREM Sleep

Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep, characterized by slower brain waves, minimal dreaming, and deep physical relaxation; constitutes the majority of sleep time.

N2 Sleep

A stage of non-REM sleep characterized by sleep spindles and K-complexes, representing a deeper sleep than N1 and precedes the even deeper N3 sleep stage.

N1 Sleep

N1 sleep, or stage 1 sleep, is the initial phase of the sleep cycle, characterized as the transition from wakefulness to sleep, marked by reduced muscle activity, slowed breathing, and heart rate, and is typically brief.

REM Sleep

A unique phase of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement, increased brain activity, vivid dreams, and temporary paralysis of the muscles.