Sleep & Rest - Nursing Process

Question 1

What to include in nursing assessment?

Answer 1

• Patterns of sleep
• factors impacting sleep
• nursing observations of sleep
• technology to measure (ex: fitbit)

Question 2

Tools to help with nursing assessment?

Answer 2

Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) - quality and patterns of sleep in older adult

Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) - daytime sleepiness over a week

Question 3

Nursing interventions?

Answer 3

• avoid exercise 4 hours before bed
• reduce time in bed in daytime
• limit daytime naps to 30 mins
• bed for sleeping only, remove screens at night
• reduce noise
• cooler bed temp
• reduce light exposure