An elderly patient tells his home care nurse that he doesn't seem to sleep as well as he used to. The nurse is aware that the sleep changes that occur in the elderly patient that cause a less restful sleep include:
A) A decrease in stage I of the sleep cycle
B) A decrease in the deep sleep stage of the sleep cycle
C) A change in the normal progression of the sleep cycle
D) An increase in stage II of the sleep cycle
Ans: B
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