To Improve the Quality of Sleep for a Confused Client

question 5

Multiple Choice

To improve the quality of sleep for a confused client, the nurse would plan to

• A) allow for 90 minutes of undisturbed rest.
• B) give warm black tea at bedtime.
• C) keep the client awake during the day.
• D) routinely use sedative medications.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or study that are manipulated or controlled by the researcher to investigate their effects on dependent variables.

Dependent Variable

The factor in a study or experiment that is anticipated to vary as a result of alterations in the independent variable.

Explained Variation

The portion of the total variation in a dataset that is accounted for by the model's predictions.

Random Error Term

Represents unexplained variability within a statistical model, capturing the random variance that is not accounted for by the explanatory variables.