The nurse working in the newborn nursery understands that a newborn has differences in sleeping patterns than an older child or an adult.Which sleep pattern is not expected during the newborn period?

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A) Unlike older children and adults, newborns enter REM sleep immediately. Newborns sleep 16-18 hours a day, on an irregular schedule, with periods of 1-3 hours spent awake. Rapid eye movements are observable through closed lids, and the body movements and irregular respirations may be observed. NREM sleep (also called quiet sleep during the newborn period) is characterized by regular respirations, closed eyes, and the absence of body and eye movements.
B) Unlike older children and adults, newborns enter REM sleep immediately. Newborns sleep 16-18 hours a day, on an irregular schedule, with periods of 1-3 hours spent awake. Rapid eye movements are observable through closed lids, and the body movements and irregular respirations may be observed. NREM sleep (also called quiet sleep during the newborn period) is characterized by regular respirations, closed eyes, and the absence of body and eye movements.
C) Unlike older children and adults, newborns enter REM sleep immediately. Newborns sleep 16-18 hours a day, on an irregular schedule, with periods of 1-3 hours spent awake. Rapid eye movements are observable through closed lids, and the body movements and irregular respirations may be observed. NREM sleep (also called quiet sleep during the newborn period) is characterized by regular respirations, closed eyes, and the absence of body and eye movements.
D) Unlike older children and adults, newborns enter REM sleep immediately. Newborns sleep 16-18 hours a day, on an irregular schedule, with periods of 1-3 hours spent awake. Rapid eye movements are observable through closed lids, and the body movements and irregular respirations may be observed. NREM sleep (also called quiet sleep during the newborn period) is characterized by regular respirations, closed eyes, and the absence of body and eye movements.

The Nurse Working in the Newborn Nursery Understands That a Newborn