The patient has been in the critical care unit for 3 weeks and has been on an 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.The anticipated effect of diazepam on the patient's sleep is
A) a decrease in NREM stage 1.
B) an increase in NREM stage 3.
C) total NREM suppression.
D) REM suppression in larger doses.
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