Sleep Needs
This age group requires 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night.
What are young adults (20-35 years)?
The nurse caring for a hospitalized client who works the night shift should recognize this condition when the patient reports daytime napping and difficulty thinking clearly.
What is disruption in the circadian rhythm?
This type of sleep disorder is marked by repeated waking during the night due to a misalignment between a person’s natural circadian rhythm and their external environment.
What are circadian disorders?
This stage of sleep involves light sleep with alpha and beta brain waves, and it is also when the body begins to relax and the eyes close.
What is Stage 1 (transitional sleep)?
Drooping eyelids, slowed reflexes, and increased sensitivity to pain are common signs of this condition.
What is sleep deprivation?
Newborns typically need this amount of sleep per day.
What is 14-17 hours?
For a patient with this disorder, the nurse would likely need to include safety measures in the care plan due to the risk of falling asleep unexpectedly
What is narcolepsy?
This condition causes breathing cessation for at least 10 seconds during sleep and can be obstructive or central.
What is sleep apnea?
This sleep stage is where sleep spindles appear, body temperature drops, and heart rate decreases.
What is Stage 2 (light sleep)?
This type of cognitive decline can occur due to sleep deprivation, causing slowed reasoning, judgment, and decreased fine motor skills.
What is mental cloudiness?
To promote better sleep, this action involves creating a calm, dark, and quiet environment.
What is turning off devices and ensuring room darkness?
This sleep disorder involves difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, often causing daytime fatigue.
What is insomnia?
This disorder is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and difficulty regulating normal sleep-wake cycles
What is narcolepsy?
During this stage, the body enters deep sleep, where delta brain waves dominate, and immune system strengthening and tissue repair occur.
What is Stage 3 (deep sleep)?
This intervention involves helping clients relax before bed using calming activities like warm baths, massages, or listening to soothing music.
What is promoting relaxation techniques?
Controls nerve cells sleep arousal
What is hypothalamus?
A client diagnosed with this disorder may experience an inability to fall asleep due to a misalignment of the sleep-wake cycle, such as with jet lag or rotating shifts.
What are circadian rhythm disorders?
This sleep disorder involves uncontrollable leg movements during sleep or rest.
What is restless leg syndrome?
This is the stage of sleep associated with dreaming and rapid eye movement, and it can last up to 1 hour as the night progresses.
What is Stage 4 (REM sleep)?
This internal process controls the sleep-wake cycle and helps synchronize the body’s biological clock with environmental cues like light and temperature.
What is the circadian rhythm?
This simple sleep hygiene strategy involves keeping the sleep schedule consistent every day, including weekends.
What is maintaining consistent sleep-wake times?
This parasomnia involves walking or talking while asleep.
What is sleepwalking or somnambulism?
This nursing intervention involves teaching the patient to avoid substances like caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine before bedtime to promote better sleep.
What is advising clients on sleep hygiene?
This stage of NREM sleep is associated with the lightest sleep, where a person may easily be awakened
What is Stage 1 (transitional sleep)?
This part of the brain produces melatonin, which helps the body prepare for sleep.
What is the pineal gland?