Exam 4: NU 136 / NU136 (Latest
Update 2025 / 2026) Fundamentals of Nursing | Study Guide Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen
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REM (rapid eye movement) sleep
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Rapid eye movement sleep, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed (except for minor twitches) but other body systems are active.
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nonREM sleep
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sleep in which heart rate, breathing, and brain activity are steady
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Factors affecting Sleep
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Caffeine, travel, exercise at night, noise, snoring, alcohol, pain
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insomnia
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recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
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Time life signs ceased, time death was pronounced, and the person who called it?
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Death of Patient.
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Begins at admission
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discharge planning
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AMA form
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An alert patient wants to leave before being discharged by his/her doctor the nurse must have them sign
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Who is at high risk for dehydration?
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infants and elderly
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avenues of water loss
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urination, defecation, sweating, insensible perspiration
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Normal ranges of electrolytes for sodium
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135 to 145 regulation of water balance
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