The older man in a long-term care facility consistently wakes at 3 AM and does not return to sleep. The nurse records this behavior as _____ insomnia
a. sleep initiation
b. sleep maintenance
c. terminal
d. undifferentiated
ANS: C
Terminal insomnia is a sleep disturbance in which the patient consistently wakes at an early hour and cannot return to sleep.
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