A nurse counsels a patient on ways to determine the person's total sleep requirement. Which instruction would produce the most accurate results?

A) "For 1 full week, record what you remember about your dream content and related feelings as soon as you wake up. Bring the record to your next appointment."
B) "While off work for 1 week, go to bed at your usual time and wake up without an alarm. Record how many hours you sleep and then average the findings."
C) "For 2 full weeks, record how much time you sleep each night and rate your daytime alertness on a scale of 1 to 10. Calculate your average alertness score."
D) "All adults need 7 or 8 hours of sleep to function properly. Let's design ways to help you reach that goal."

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philip jaranilla · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Sleep requirements are most accurately determined by going to bed at the usual time and waking up without an alarm for several nights, ideally on vacation. The average of these findings indicates the estimated requirements. Two distracters relate to dream content and daytime alertness. Some adults are long sleepers or short sleepers with different requirements for sleep from the general population.

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