When a newly admitted client informs the nurse that he averages around 5.5 hours of sleep per night, the nurse determines that this client is most likely:
A) in need of medication to aid sleep.
B) sleep deprived to some degree.
C) a particularly efficient sleeper.
D) in need of a sleep clinic visit.
Ans: B
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Optimum daytime performance with minimal sleepiness and no accumulation of sleep debt in adults is related to obtaining 8 hours of sleep each night. Sleeping less than 6 hours has been linked to an increase in morbidity and early mortality.
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