The Nurse Is Conducting a Clinic Visit with a Mother

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting a clinic visit with a mother and an adolescent client. Both the mother and the adolescent report that the adolescent is not able to sleep until late at night and then wakes up too late in the morning. This has caused the adolescent to be late for school several times. The mother states, "I don't know what to do." Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A) Inform her that several techniques can potentially help correct this problem.
B) Recommend a polysomnography (PSG) .
C) Indicate that this is simply a normal change of the body's internal clock associated with puberty, and it will work itself out.
D) Ask about other medical conditions because the adolescent's sleep patterns indicate the onset of a chronic illness.