NURS 1089 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Anemia, Jet Lag, Narcolepsy
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Benefits of sleep: increases mental performance. Helps the storage of long-term memory: restores energy, improves ability to cope, strengthens the immune system. Stages of sleep: four stages, light sleep (stages 1 and 2), deep sleep (stages 3 and 4), rem. Sleep architecture: most transition from wake to sleep in 10 to 20 minutes. Occurs 3 to 4 times per night. Affects overall level of functioning: reticular activating system, stages of sleep. Patients with chronic illness: more difficulty sleeping, interruption of hospitalizations, illness interrupts, sleep disorders. Sleeping infants: safety is number one priority, keep stuffed toys, pillows, and loose blankets out of the crib, make sure that the mattress covers are tight. 2: place the infant on his or her back to sleep. Sleeping adolescents: sleep latency drops to about 20% in puberty. Factors that affect sleep: need, environment, relationships, shift work, nutrition. Triptefan helps with sleep: elimination, exercise, lifestyle & habits, illness, medications.
