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NRN 101 - Ch 40

Fundamentals of Nursing

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circadion rhythym complete cycle of 24 hours - one day
delta sleep slow wave sleep
dyssomias sleep disorders caused by insomnia or excessive sleepiness
enuresis urinating during sleep
hypersomnia excessive sleeping, esp daylight sleep
insomnia difficulty in falling asleep or earlywake from sleep
melatonin natural chemical produced at night to decrease wakening and promote sleep
narcolepsy uncontrolled desire to sleep
nocturnal myoclonus muscle contractions of jerking legs in sleep
non rapid eye movement 4 stages. I (5%) II (50%) light sleep III (10%) IV (10%) deep sleep
parasomnias patterns of waking behavior that appear during sleep
rapid eye movement sleep stage constituting 20-25% of sleep - difficulty in waking
rest body is in decreased state of activity with the consequent feeling of being refreshed
restless leg syndrom cant lie still, unpleasant creeping crawling tingling in legs
sleep state of rest accompanied by altered consciousness and relative inactivity
sleep apnea absence of breathing or diminished breathing btwn snoring intervals
sleep cycle person passes consectively thru 4stages of NRM, the pattern is then reversed by instead of going to I - enters REM sleep
sleep deprivation decrease in ammount/consistency/quality of sleep
somnambulism sleep walking, sleep talking, nite terrors, bruxism and eneurisis
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