The nurse recognizes that the sleep patterns of older adults differ and older adults generally:
A) Are more difficult to arouse
B) Require more sleep than middle-age adults
C) Take less time to fall asleep
D) Have a decline in stage 4 sleep

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As people age,there is a progressive decrease in stages 3 and 4 NREM sleep;some older adults have almost no stage 4,or deep,sleep.Older people do not become more difficult to arouse,not do they require more sleep than the middle-age adult.An older adult awakens more often during the night,and it may take more time for an older adult to fall asleep.

The Nurse Recognizes That the Sleep Patterns of Older Adults