The nurse is assessing a client's sleep patterns. Which behavior assessment should the nurse use to make this assessment?
A) Videotaping client movement during sleep
B) Observing client alertness during sedentary, repetitive activities
C) Noting the ability of the to fall asleep within 1 hour
D) Noting the client's final awakening at the habitual sleeping time
Answer: B
Behavioral assessment includes observation of alertness during sedentary, repetitive activities. It notes the ability to fall asleep within 10-30 minutes, not 1 hour. It notes the final awakening at the habitual rising time, not sleeping time, and uses the photographic serializing of movement during sleep, not videotaping.
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