A nurse is working with a psychiatric inpatient on discharge planning. The client asks the nurse what he should do when he goes home to promote getting adequate sleep
Which of the following responses would be the most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A) "Go to bed at the same time every night, and watch a television show that relaxes you."
B) "Save your bedroom for sleeping; that means no work and no TV in the bedroom."
C) "Why don't you ask your psychiatrist for a prescription for a sleeping pill?"
D) "Vary the time that you go to bed each evening so you can learn to fall asleep regardless of the time."
C
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