Posted: July 26th, 2017

An older adult client wakes up at 2 o’clock in the morning and comes to the nurse’s station saying, “I am having difficulty in sleeping.” What is the best nursing response to the client?

An older adult client wakes up at 2 o’clock in the morning and comes to the nurse’s station saying, “I am having difficulty in sleeping.” What is the best nursing response to the client?

A. “I’ll give you a sleeping pill to help you get more sleep now.”
B. “Perhaps you’d like to sit here at the nurse’s station for a while.”
C. “Would you like me to show you where the bathroom is?”
D. “What woke you up?”