An older adult client diagnosed as being in the early stage of Alzheim

An older adult client diagnosed as being in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease shares with the nurse that her sleep is interrupted by “the noises I hear all through the night.” The nurse explains that the most likely reason for this problem is:

1. The client’s age
2. A lack of presleep relaxation
3. The amount of noise entering into the client’s environment
4. A manifestation of the disease process causing the brain disorder

ANSWER

ANS: 1
With aging, sleep becomes more fragmented, and a person spends more time in lighter stages that are easily disturbed by noise. The remaining options may be a factor but not to the degree of normal aging.