Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 2134 of 2368
Which finding distinguishes a night terror from a nightmare?
- The child awakens fully, is easily comforted, and can describe the dream
- The child walks around the house while asleep and can be guided back
- The child screams, cannot be consoled, and usually does not remember it
- The child recalls the fright clearly the next morning and talks about it
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Correct answer: The child screams, cannot be consoled, and usually does not remember it
During a night terror the child is upset and not consolable, and usually has no memory of it.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Nursing Care for Infancy Through Adolescence: EARLY CHILDHOOD ROUTINE CARE AND HEALTH PROMOTION. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026