A patient describes having vivid dreams to the nurse. The nurse understands that these occur during which stage of sleep?
a. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
b. Stage 2 nonrapid eye movement sleep
c. Stage 3 nonrapid eye movement sleep
d. Stage 4 nonrapid eye movement sleep
ANS: A
Vivid dreams occur during REM sleep.
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