The Client Reports Difficulty Sleeping

question 19

Multiple Choice

The client reports difficulty sleeping.Which environmental intervention should the nurse recommend?

• A)Play soft music throughout the night.
• B)Keep a television on in the bedroom.
• C)Provide white noise with a fan.
• D)Play a talk radio station.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain a self-image.

Anxiety-Arousing Thoughts

Thoughts that induce feelings of anxiety or stress in an individual.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are pushed from the conscious mind into the unconscious.

Slips Of The Tongue

Unintentional errors in speech, where words are mispronounced, swapped, or mistakenly inserted, often reflecting a lapse in the speaker's attention or language processing.