Asked by Grethel Hodovanec on Jul 08, 2024
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The desired outcome for a patient experiencing insomnia is, "Patient will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly within 7 days." At the end of 7 days, review of sleep data shows the patient sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and takes a 2-hour afternoon nap. The nurse will document the outcome as
A) consistently demonstrated.
B) often demonstrated.
C) sometimes demonstrated.
D) never demonstrated.
Insomnia
A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or experiencing non-refreshing sleep.
Sleep Data
Information related to patterns, quality, and duration of an individual's sleep, often collected for diagnosing sleep disorders or for research purposes.
Afternoon Nap
A short period of sleep taken during the afternoon, often to refresh or compensate for inadequate sleep at night.
- Examine and modify approaches to patient care in light of outcome findings.
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LS
Lacey StinebricknerJul 12, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The correct response to this question involves applying the evaluation step of nursing process. Although the patient is sleeping 6 hours daily, the total is not one uninterrupted session at night. Therefore, the outcome must be evaluated as never demonstrated.
Learning Objectives
- Examine and modify approaches to patient care in light of outcome findings.