A 73-year-old male client who normally sleeps on his right side recent

A 73-year-old male client who normally sleeps on his right side recently underwent a right-side hip replacement surgery and now has trouble sleeping. One of the interventions that the nurse might try with this client is to:

1. Request medication to help the client sleep while in the hospital
2. Carefully prop the client on his operative side using pillows to support the hip
3. Schedule therapy for the evening to help the client become tired so he can sleep
4. Question the client to learn more about his normal sleep pattern

ANSWER

ANS: 4
Knowing a client’s usual, preferred sleep pattern allows a nurse to try to match sleeping condi-tions in a health care setting with those in the home.