title: Promoting sleep and rest in critically ill patients.
abstract: The circumstances surrounding the admission of a patient to a critical care unit have a particularly negative effect on both the quantity and quality of sleep. Critical care nurses play an important and challenging role in the promotion of effective sleep and rest. Developing a plan of care that not only addresses the acute, life-threatening needs of patients but also promotes sleep and rest may seem impossible. This article provides a brief review of normal sleep, discusses barriers to sleep and rest in the critical care setting, and presents research-based interventions to promote sleep.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000502:physiology*