A female client has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia and admitted to a four-bed room. The client has found it difficult to sleep in this environment and explained this to the nurse
The nurse's first action in response to this client's complaint should be to: A) Facilitate as many aspects of the client's sleep rituals as possible
B) Encourage the client to take naps during the day to reduce her nighttime sleep needs
C) Obtain a prescription for a benzodiazepine from the client's physician
D) Administer more of the client's medications in the morning rather than the evening
A
Feedback:
Whenever possible, the nurse should facilitate a client's sleep rituals. This is preferable to using medications to produce sleep. It would be inappropriate, and likely ineffective, for the nurse to change the timing of the client's medications. Napping excessively may exacerbate rather than alleviate the problem.
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