The nurse is implementing sleep restriction therapy with an older client. What intervention will be performed to support this plan of treatment?
1. Structuring client naps to occur midmorning and midafternoon
2. Putting on the television in the room after getting the client ready for sleep
3. Teaching the client to watch the second hand move on the clock while waiting to fall asleep
4. Planning to wake the client up at the same time each morning regardless of the sleep obtained
4. Planning to wake the client up at the same time each morning regardless of the sleep obtained
Explanation: 1. In sleep restriction therapy, naps are to be avoided.
2. In sleep restriction therapy, the bed is for sex or sleep and not for watching television.
3. In sleep restriction therapy, clients are instructed to not watch the clock.
4. In sleep restriction therapy, the client is to be woken up from sleep at the same time every morning, regardless of the amount of sleep obtained the previous night.
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