The desired outcome for a patient experiencing insomnia is, "Patient will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly within 7 days." At the end of 7 days, review of sleep data shows the patient sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and takes a 2-hour afternoon nap. The nurse will document the outcome as
A) consistently demonstrated.
B) often demonstrated.
C) sometimes demonstrated.
D) never demonstrated.

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The correct response to this question involves applying the evaluation step of nursing process. Although the patient is sleeping 6 hours daily, the total is not one uninterrupted session at night. Therefore, the outcome must be evaluated as never demonstrated.

The Desired Outcome for a Patient Experiencing Insomnia Is, "Patient