Multiple Choice
The patient has been in the critical care unit for 3 weeks and has been on the intra-aortic balloon pump for the past 3 days.The patient's condition has been serious, and hourly assessments and vital signs have been necessary.The nursing staff has noted that the patient has been unable to achieve sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time.The patient has been given diazepam (Valium) prn.Which techniques may assist in assessing the patient's sleep pattern?
A) Correlating sleep time with vital signs
B) Documenting sleep periods of more than 90 minutes
C) Assessing degree of arousal on hourly checks
D) Observing the length of NREM sleep periods
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