Section: 8.6 - Sleep and Rest | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:

    • Describe the physiological processes regulating sleep.
    • Differentiate between normal sleeping patterns across the lifespan.
    • Discuss common sleep disorders.
    • Discuss nursing interventions that promote sleep and rest in the primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.

    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 2 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the content under the section “Sleep and Rest’’ 12.1-12.4. (37 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0

    • Read the entire page. (15 minutes)

      National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

    • Read the content under the section “The Stages of Sleep" to the 5th Stage of Sleep. ( 4 minutes)

      American Sleep Association

    • Read the content under the section “Participants and method.” (6 minutes)

      Journal of the National Sleep Foundation

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    • Quiz Unit

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      Quiz: Unit 8.6

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