The nurse is identifying the different sleep patterns of assigned patients on a geriatric care unit. Which patient is demonstrating the typical sleep pattern of a patient who is older?
A) Age 82 patient sleeps a total of more than 12 hours out of 24
B) Age 90 patient describes the quality of sleep as "better than it ever was"
C) Age 80 patient falls asleep early in the evening but wakes up before dawn
D) Age 79 patient sleeps in until 9 o'clock each morning despite a lifetime of early rising
C
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The patient who falls asleep early in the evening but wakes up before dawn is demonstrating the behavior of phase advance. The other patients are not demonstrating typical sleep patterns of an older person.
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