What is the best method to evaluate the effectiveness of a sleep promotion program?
1. Observe the client for sleep-associated behaviors when the client goes to bed.
2. Ask the client whether the client feels well rested after a night's sleep.
3. Observe the client for irritability, tremors, and other symptoms of sleep deprivation.
4. Ask whether the client's bed partner slept through the night.
ANS: 2
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