A client recovering from abdominal surgery reports difficulty sleeping while in the hospital. What is an appropriate action for the nurse to take to improve the client’s ability to rest?
Encourage the client to drink plenty of water before bed.
Dim the room lights and lower noise levels.
Recommend the physician order a sleep aid.
Provide the client with a heavy meal before bedtime.
The correct answer involves reducing environmental stimuli, as it minimizes interruptions and promotes a restful atmosphere conducive to sleep. Adjusting room factors such as dimming lights and reducing noise has been shown to significantly impact sleep quality. Recommending a sleep aid, although potentially useful, would require a physician's order and is not the first-line intervention. Providing a heavy meal can disrupt rest as the digestive process can interfere with sleep. Encouraging fluid intake before bedtime may increase the need for nocturnal urination, which interrupts sleep.
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