Sleep hygiene

Sleep deprivation in the United States is a problem. According to Durmer and Dinges (2005) sleep deprivation affects nearly 20% of all adults in the United States. This means that in a room with 40 people, 8 of them are sleep deprived and more accident prone. Up to 50% of College students exhibit symptoms of daytime sleepiness and sleep deprivation (Herschner; Chervin, 2014). If so many people are sleep deprived, then studying the subject and making people aware of the effects of sleep…

amount of sleep each individual is able to get. People should not only take school and work into consideration when talking about sleep habits, but also think about the stress situations that is in someone’s life that could lead an individual to have anxiety and in many cases, it could lead to insomnia. In some other cases, the stress level could also lead to depression, causing an individual to want to sleep more and to not get out of bed. The important question is not why people like to sleep…

Insomnia is a disorder where one loses the ability to sleep. Individuals that suffer from insomnia find it very difficult to either fall asleep and/or stay asleep throughout the night. “The National Institute of Health estimates that roughly 30 percent of the general population complains of sleep disruption and approximately 10 percent have associated symptoms” (“What Is”. (n.d.) para. 5). Insomnia can affect people of all ages but is most commonly associated with adult females rather than…

Before immersing myself as a student in the world of sleep, I had always believed that I had a great sleeping pattern. In fact, all of my peers found it amusing how much I loved to sleep, to the point where they said I slept all the time. However, the way that I see it is that I am a 20 year old who goes to a tough school academically, plays a 24/7 sport of basketball for the University, works on campus, and finds time to be social. As one should realize, I am a busy man on a rigorous schedule,…

patients. This paper evaluates the results of a Real Age Test completed by a classmate in order to develop a health promotion plan that serves to improve two particular areas of his health. These specific areas include Enhanced Fluid Balance and Enhanced Sleep. In order to improve these areas the RN must identify areas of risk for the patient, develop wellness diagnoses, create obtainable goals, assess patient’s readiness for change, assist patient in implementing goals and to evaluate patient’s…

Before designing my sleep improvement program, I had to analyze my typical sleeping tendencies in order to see what areas that I felt were inadequate for my needs. What I found was my alertness level when waking up was always low, my sleep latency was high especially during stressful and emotional times, and that I had an extremely inconsistent sleep/wake schedule. Therefore, when creating a sleep improvement program I decided to focus on my sleep hygiene in a way where a strict routine would…

The prefix para- is defined as incorrect or abnormal and –somnia referring to sleep. Parasomnia is a term that refers to abnormal behaviors that occur during a cycle of sleep. Generally, parasomnias occur in both rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep. Most people experience some sort of parasomnia at least once in their lifetime, usually occurring during their childhood. Although the prognosis is often excellent, some such as REM behavior disorder (RBD) is…

Research Problem Pioneering research into the effects and countermeasures of fatigue is largely understudied according to Scott et al. (2010); the effects of extended work hours, time hours worked and the inverse relation to sleep and nursing errors has received little recognition. Furthermore, the problem of night shift fatigue is so prevalent the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), and the Joint Commission have called for fatigue countermeasures to be researched…

with irregular circadian sleep cycle and insomnia for a while. In recent lectures on Biopsychology, the course dabbled upon the topics of sleep. This sparked my passion and thus writing this paper to demonstrate my past casual researches in polyphasic napping and sleep in general. Sleeping is by far one of the most imperative biological needs for majority of organisms. It is comprised of 4 stages: NREM 1, NREM 2, NREM 3, and REM. In NREM 1, it is considered as light sleep. This stage…

Bianca was referred for counseling by her son’s insistence due to her visible tremor, slow thinking, slurred speech, and sleep problems. She came to the office with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Angel. The client is currently taking various types prescribed medications which might be life threatening. This assessment was requested to identify possible sources of Bianca’s problems and make recommendations for treatment. Section Two Background Information M.Q is a forty-seven-years-old, middle…