Stages of Sleep

The person is in a transitional stage between wakefulness and sleep.

REM sleep enters from Stage ___ of NREM sleep and re-enters NREM sleep at Stage ___ ; arousal from sleep is difficult.

Stage 1 , Stage 4

Stage 2 , Stage 2

Stage 3 , Stage 3

Stage 2 , Stage 3

Newborns sleep an average of ___ to ___ a day.

16 to 24

10 to 12

14 to 20

8 to 10

Newborns sleep approximately ___ hours at a time.

On average, infants sleep ___ to ___ hours at night, with several naps during the day.

10 to 12

4 to 5

2 to 3

6 to 8

What is the only safe sleeping position for infants less than 1 year old?

Sims

Prone

Supine

Which sleeping position may increase the risk for SIDS in an infant?

Prone

Supine

Sims

The parents of an infant tell the nurse that they observe eye movement, groaning, and grimacing when they watch their baby sleep. What would be the most appropriate response from the nurse?

"We will need to conduct a sleep test to determine the cause for this."

"Those are normal activities for that age."

"The next time you notice this occurring, place the infant in the prone position."

"Have you tried putting the infant to bed with his/her favorite blanket?"

The need for sleep declines as this stage progresses:

Infant

Toddler

School-Aged Children

Adolescents

Preschoolers generally sleep ___ to ___ hours at night.

7 to 9

9 to 16

10 to 14

16 to 18

Adolescents require ___ to ___ hours of sleep.

9 to 10

7 to 8

10 to 12

5 to 6

Young Adults require an average of ___ hours of sleep.

Older adults require an average of ___ to ___ hours of sleep.

4 to 6

7 to 9

10 to 12

14 to 16

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