Sleep medicine

Bluntly said, sleep is vital. It allows our body to create a regular circadian rhythm: a 24-hour internal mechanism that controls our sleep and wake cycle, as well as, our eating and drinking, body temperature, and other biological mechanisms. With a proper circadian rhythm, the brain is able to reconstruct an individual’s daily memories and tie together the numerous things he or she has learned throughout the day (Lange, Dimitrov, & Born, 2010). Sleeping enough hours also leads to a stronger…

amount of sleep needed in order to function properly. Consciousness determines whether or not we are aware of our surroundings in our environment. In addition to having a sense of vision and hearing, our consciousness can also determine how healthy someone’s sleeping habits exist. How Many Hours of Sleep Do Adults Need Sleeping is essential to a person’s schedule. Without sleep some people can hardly function properly on a day to day basis due to lack of sleep. The recommended hours of sleep…

The Criminalization of Marijuana Since the signing of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937; the use, sale, and production of marijuana has been made and, for the most part, kept illegal. With all these new studies being done about the plant, many people are beginning to ask why the plant is still illegal. Even more so, people are also beginning to question why it 's still considered a class 1 substance. In order for a drug 's legality to be determined, scientists compare the health benefits…

There is no doubt that nursing school is a tough thing to conquer and ‘life’ doesn’t stop for it either. Fortunately, in my twenty-two years of life I have developed ways to keep myself level headed and less stressed out when things get a little tough. Being a strong type A personality, like myself, I have found that I like to maintain a certain level of stress in order to operate. In my head, I need multiple things to be thinking about and doing in order to succeed. This has made it…

Technology Alters Students Sleep Patterns “The phone beeps and they feel compelled to answer it,” said the mother of a 13-year-old in Seattle (Holson 2). “It’s not like reading a book. The book wasn’t pinging you every moment saying ‘Read me! Read me!’ You can close the book,” (Holson 2). Sleep is an essential part of human life. But is modern technology preventing us from getting the good nights rest we need? During a normal night 's sleep, the body cycles through five stages of sleep, with…

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 and implemented so nurses can provided the highest level…

was on the fifth floor. Inside the room there was two queen beds in the front. In the middle of the suite there was a kitchen and a large bathroom. There was another door that led to the living room area. Back in this area there was a day bed and a sleep sofa; which led to the balcony. The balcony overlooked the pools and the…

down that path will be, especially since I am financially disadvantaged. However, I am willing to do what needs to be done in order to get to where I want to go. No matter the amount of work placed in my lap or the crazy schedule with zero hours of sleep, I know I have the power and will to accomplish my goals and make my dreams a reality. When I run into an obstacle, which is inevitable, I will not give up and turn around; rather like Michael Jordan said, I will find a way to maneuver around it…

In 2012, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) conducted a study to determine embodied health effect on medical students (Bold el al., 2013). What they wanted to see through this experiment was improvement of empathy, self-compassion, self-regulation, well-being and reducing stress in medical students. Twenty seven first and second year medical students at BUSM participated in this study. They learned an hour long yoga posture (asana), meditation (dhanyas) and breathing techniques…

The movie “Inside Out” is a children’s movie that is based on emotions and how we feel. There are a couple of scenes in particular that show dreams as if you are experiencing a movie. The first dream is when the main character Riley is dreaming of being at her new school in her underwear because she is afraid of her new school. Riley was having a dream based on what she was actually afraid of. What goes through our minds before we fall asleep, like Riley being scared of school, can affect what…