Definition: Time-limited disruption of sleep (natural, periodic suspension of consciousness) amount and quality
Sleep is required to provide energy for physical and mental activities. The sleep-wake cycle is complex, consisting of different stages of consciousness: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and wakefulness. As persons age the amount of time spent in REM sleep diminishes. The amount of sleep that individuals require varies with age and personal characteristics.
Expected outcomes : Clients can meet the needs rest or sleep.
Nursing Interventions - Disturbed Sleeping Patterns related to Pain :
Independent:
- Determine the normal and usual sleeping habits and changes.
- Provide a comfortable bed
- Create a new bedtime routine that included in the pattern of the old and new environments
- Instruct the relaxation measures
- Increase the comfort of sleep regimen, such as a warm bath and massage.
- Use a bed rail as indicated: lowered bed if possible.
- Avoid disturbing when possible, for example, awaken to a drug or therapy.
- Give sedatives, hypnotics as indicated
- Assessing the need and identify appropriate interventions.
- Improve sleeping comfort and support of the physiological / psychological
- When the new routines contain as many aspects of old habits, stress and anxiety related to reduced
- Help induce sleep
- Enhance the relaxation effect
- Can feel the fear of falling due to changes in the size and height of the bed, place a fence to help change the position
- More uninterrupted sleep creates a feeling fresh and probably the patient may not be able to go back to sleep if awakened.
- May be given to help the patient sleep or rest.