Nursing interventions to alleviate insomnia.
Insomnia or disturbed sleep is experienced by many older people and has adverse effects on physical and psychological health. Nurses should be aware of insomnia and how they can help patients to get a good night's sleep. This article first examines normal sleep patterns and then insomnia. It discusses what nurses can do to assess sleep disturbances and suggests practical strategies to promote quality sleep in inpatients and care home residents.
Learning and Development Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Irene.Mabbott@sth.nhs.uk
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D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012890:Sleep; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology