An older adult client diagnosed as being in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease shares with the nurse that her sleep is interrupted by "the noises I hear all through the night
" Which of the fol-lowing does the nurse give as the most likely reason for this problem? a. The client's age
b. A lack of presleep relaxation
c. The amount of noise entering into the client's environment
d. A manifestation of the disease process causing the brain disorder
A
With aging, sleep becomes more fragmented, and a person spends more time in lighter stages of sleep that are easily disturbed by noise. There is a progressive decrease in stages 3 and 4 NREM sleep; some older adults have almost no stage 4, or deep sleep, Older adults awaken more often during the night and it takes more time to fall asleep again.
Lack of presleep relaxation may be a factor, but not to the degree of normal aging.
The amount of noise in the client's environment may be a factor, but not to the degree of normal aging.
A manifestation of the disease process causing the brain disorder may be a factor, but not to the degree of normal aging.
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