Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

g.2nd NREM stage II

h.2nd NREM stage III

i.3rd NREM stage II

PART B

1. Bedwetting during sleep


2. Difficulty in falling asleep, intermittent
   sleep, or early awakening from sleep


3. A condition characterized by an
   uncontrollable desire to sleep


4. Grinding teeth during sleep


5. A condition characterized by excessive
   sleep, particularly during the day


6. Periods of no breathing between snoring
   intervals


7. Sleepwalking


8. Decrease in the amount, consistency, and
   quality of sleep


9. Marked muscle contraction that results in
   the jerking of one or both legs during sleep
   Match the stage of NREM sleep listed in Part A
   with the characteristics of that stage listed in
   Part B. Some answers may be used more than
   once, and some questions may have more than
   one answer.
   PART A
   a.Stage I
   b.Stage II
   c.Stage III
   d.Stage IV
   PART B


10. The depth of sleep increases, and arousal
    becomes increasingly difficult.


11. It is a transitional stage between
    wakefulness and sleep.


12. Involuntary muscle jerking may occur
    and waken the person.


13. The person reaches the greatest depth of
    sleep, called delta sleep.


14. The person falls into a deep sleep from
    which he/she cannot be aroused with
    ease.


15. Constitutes about 10% of sleep


16. Constitutes 50% to 55% of sleep


17. Metabolism slows and the body
    temperature is low.


18. Constitutes about 5% of sleep

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DEVELOPING YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BASE

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS

1.Which two systems in the brainstem are

believed to work together to control the cyclic

nature of sleep?

2.Stages III and IV, representing about 10% of

total sleep time, are deep-sleep states termed

or slow-wave sleep.

3. are patterns of waking behavior
   that appear during sleep.


4. is characterized by difficulty
   falling asleep, intermittent sleep, or early
   awakening from sleep.


5. is a condition characterized by
   excessive sleep, particularly during the day.


6. is a condition characterized by
   an uncontrollable desire to sleep.

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the sleep disorder listed in Part A with

its appropriate definition listed in Part B.

PART A

a.Insomnia

b.Hypersomnia

c.Narcolepsy

d.Sleep apnea

e.Parasomnia

f.Somnambulism

g.Enuresis

h.Bruxism

i.Sleep deprivation

j.Nocturnal myoclonus

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