Stressors
This a predicted stressor when a kid leaves for college
What is a Developmental Stressor
This is the most common Sleep Disorder.....
What is Insomnia?
This is a prescription medicine that promotes the quality of sleep
What is Ambien?
This is a type of therapy where the patient will record or write about an event to get past the stress
What is Journal writing?
This is a technique that a person could learn to do to reduce stress in their life.
What are relaxation techniques?
Feeling that produces tension or emotional strain
What is a Stressor
The absence of this sleep cycle is said to cause loss of memory and learning.........
What is REM sleep Cycle?
These medicines people may take for BP or heart and are said to cause nightmares and sleep disturbances
What are Beta Blockers?
This is type of therapy that the nurse helps patients relax and be aware of when the patients have these feelings
What is mindfulness therapy?
This is something a Dr may recommend to someone to do a few times a week to reduce stress giving the person a sense of wellbeing....
What is exercise?
A problem that a person sees spinning out of control
What is a crisis?
.....in the physiology of sleep this is said to affect a person's overall level of functioning
What is Circadian Rhythm?
A natural hormone in our body that is an OTC drug used to help sleep
What is Melantonin?
This is a type of remedy that nurses have to clarify with their patients to see what all the patient is consuming because it is not FDA approved
What are Herbal supplements?
Some people use this device when they sleep because they have been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea
What is a Ci-Pap device?
Fight or Flight is part of this stage....
What is the Alarm Stage?
these are prescription medicines that are the first line of defense for insomnia
What are benzodiazepines?
This is an herbal remedy that helps sleep that is said to be a "poor man's Valium"
What is Valerian Root?
This is a type of log that patients are encouraged to keep if they think they are suffering from true insomnia.
What is a sleep log?
When a patient has been diagnosed with Narcolepsy, they may be put on this medication....
What is Ritalin?
An age group when a person is worried about work achievements...
What is a stressor of middle adulthood?
A person should avoid consuming this so close to bedtime because it will interfere with sleep.....
What is caffeine?
These supplements are sometimes used with the older population to help with sleep for those folks with "restless leg syndrome"
What is Magnesium Supplements?
This is a type of surgery that is encouraged if the patient has enlarged tonsils and difficulty breathing
What is a tonsillectomy?
This pain medicine supresses REM sleep and actually causes more awakenings for patients....
What is Morphine or Opioids?