A new mother is discussing her 6-month-old infant's sleep habits and expresses concern about the infant obtaining too much sleep. The mother reports the infant's circadian cycle as:
$ \begin{array}{ll}\text { Time period } & \text { Activity } \ 0600-0900 & \text { awake } \ 0900-1100 & \text { sleep } \ 1100-1300 & \text { awake } \ 1300-1600 & \text { sleep } \ 1600-1900 & \text { awake } \ 1900-2200 & \text { sleep } \ 2200-2400 & \text { awake } \ 2400-0600 & \text { sleep }\end{array} $
The best statement by the nurse is:

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A new mother is discussing her 6-month-old infant's sleep habits and expresses concern about the infant obtaining too much sleep. The mother reports the infant's circadian cycle as: 
$ \begin{array}{ll}\text { Time period } & \text { Activity } \ 0600-0900 & \text { awake } \ 0900-1100 & \text { sleep } \ 1100-1300 & \text { awake } \ 1300-1600 & \text { sleep } \ 1600-1900 & \text { awake } \ 1900-2200 & \text { sleep } \ 2200-2400 & \text { awake } \ 2400-0600 & \text { sleep }\end{array} $
The best statement by the nurse is:

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At 6 months of age, infants typically sleep 14-15 hours per day with an average of 3-4 hours of daytime sleep and longer periods of sleep at night. The infant in the scenario is obtaining a total of 14 hours of sleep per day (6 hours awake and 8 hours asleep) which is within the average range. Therefore, the nurse's best statement is that the infant is obtaining the average hours of sleep per day for an infant. Option A is incorrect because the infant is already sleeping for 3 hours during the day, which is within the average range. Option B is incorrect because it is not recommended to wake up an infant unless necessary. Option D is incorrect because the infant is obtaining the average amount of sleep for a 6-month-old.

A New Mother Is Discussing Her 6-Month-Old Infant's Sleep Habits