title: Sleep inquiry: a look with fresh eyes.
abstract: A review of nursing research into the impairment of sleep in the critically ill is presented. The author asserts that in order to fully explicate the phenomena from a nursing perspective, research is needed that focuses upon the meaning of the phenomenon to the patient.
authors.affiliation: University of Lethbridge, School of Nursing, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Spenceley
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology