NR 547 WEEK 4 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED) 100% CORRECT | CHAMBERLAIN Lack of sleep may lead to: mental health problems, injuries, decreased productivity, and increased risk of death Correct Answer mental health problems, injuries, decreased productivity, and increased risk of death Excitatory vs sleep -promoting neurotransmitters Correct Answer Excitatory -acetylcholine -norepinephrine -histamine -serotonin -orexin -dopamine Sleep -promoting -GABA -melatonin -adenosine Restless legs syndrome treatment Correct Answer Dopamine agonists -pramipexole (Mirapex), ropinirole (Requip) • adverse effects: daytime somnolence, nausea Iron -Check serum iron levels. • Provide supplementation i f needed Gabapentin/ pregabalin -severe or painful RLS The _____________ and __________________ give the penis its erectile, sexual function. Correct Answer three corpora and associated blood vessels Erectile dysfunction Correct Answer AKA impotence -the inability to get and/or maintain a penile erection that is firm enough for sexual relations -can be due to physical or psychological causes • affect any of the areas of the brain, reproductive hormones, emotions, nerves, muscles, and/ or blood vessels that are involved with the phenomenon of erection • most common physical causes include heart disease, atherosclerosis (clogged blood vessels), high blood pressure, nerve damage, and stroke • most common psychological causes include stress , anxiety, depression, or communication issues with the sexual partner CDC recommends that adults sleep ____ hours per night Correct Answer 7-9 The sleep cycle occurs over approximately _________ minutes with _________ distinct stages Correct Ans wer 50-70 minutes five distinct stages Sleep Cycle Stages Correct Answer Stage 1: Drowsy -Short period of non -REM sleep, includes drowsiness & drifting off to sleep; can quickly awaken; eye movements, breathing, & heart rate slow, but occasional mu scle twitches occur Stage 2: Light Sleep -Brain activity slows, but brief bursts of electrical activity (sleep spindles) occur; eye movement stops; more repeated sleep cycles occur in stage 2 than in any other stage. Stage 3: Moderate to Deep Sleep -Heartbeat & breathing slow to lowest levels and muscles relax; more challenging to wake; brain waves slow, delta waves are present. Stage 4: Deep Sleep -Stages 3 and 4 are necessary to feel rested in the morning; brain waves are almost exclusively delta waves; sleepwalking, if present, occurs during this stage Stage 5 - REM sleep -approximately 90 min after sleep begins; eyes move rapidly from side to side with eyes closed; breathing is irregular and faster than during other stages; heart rate & BP are s imilar to waking levels; most dreaming occurs during REM sleep; sleep paralysis can occur; REM sleep decreases with age. Factors Affecting Sleep Correct Answer -Emotional stress -Fatigue -Use of drugs or other substance abuse -Physical illness -Environmental factors -Food and caloric intake Sleep/wake homeostasis Correct Answer the function that tracks the body's need for rest and controls the amount and intensity of sleep -affected by light and dark • If the eyes perceive light, melatonin production is suppressed, leading to wakefulness Insomnia Correct Answer -one of the most common sleep disorders -dissatisfaction with sleep quantity or quality with complaints of difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep -diagnosis of insomnia req uires complaints occurring at least 3 nights a week for 3 months or more -Persistent insomnia is associated with:
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