When Teaching a Patient About Restorative Rest, the Nurse Explains

question 24

Multiple Choice

When teaching a patient about restorative rest, the nurse explains that

• A) The sleep cycle is enhanced by medications for sleep.
• B) The sleep cycle should be approximately 80% rapid eye movement (REM).
• C) Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep is the most restful cycle.
• D) REM sleep consists of four stages.

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Definitions:

Observational Studies

Research methods in which subjects are observed in their natural environment without any manipulation by the researcher.

Cause and Effect

The principle that every event (effect) has a cause or reasons behind it, and every cause leads to an effect.

Generalize

The act of applying specific observations to broader contexts or populations.

Naturalistic Observation

An observational study technique where participants are watched in their usual surroundings without any intervention from the researcher.