A 9-Year-Old Client Asks the Nurse,"Why Do I Need to Sleep

question 39

Multiple Choice

A 9-year-old client asks the nurse,"Why do I need to sleep?" The nurse's most age-appropriate,informative response is:

• A) "Everyone needs to sleep to feel rested."
• B) "It gives your body a chance to really rest."
• C) "You'll be able to do so much better in school if you're rested."
• D) "Your body needs to rest in order to grow and be really healthy."

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Definitions:

Inflation

A widespread rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money.

Spending Multiplier

A concept in Keynesian economics that quantifies the effect of an increase in autonomous spending on the total economic output.

Potential Output

The highest level of economic output that can be sustained over the long term without increasing inflation.

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume, which indicates the fraction of additional income that a household is likely to spend on consumption.