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Rest and Sleep Ch.34
Terminology From chapter 34 Nursing Fundamentals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circadian Rhythm | Rhythm that completes a full cycle every 24 hours; synonym for diurnal rhythm |
| Delta sleep | The deepest form of sleep which is greatest in children and declines with age. It is thought that tissue repair and regeneration occurs most efficiently during delta sleep |
| Dyssomnias | broad range of sleep disorders involving difficulty falling or remaining asleep, which can lead to excessive sleepiness during the day due to reduced quality or timing of sleep |
| Enuresis | involuntary urination; most often used to refer to a child who involuntarily urinates during the night |
| Hypersomnia | condition characterized by w=excessive sleeping, especially day time sleeping |
| Insomnia | difficulty in falling asleep, intermittent sleep, or early awakening from sleep |
| Melatonin | a natural chemical produced at night that decreases wakefulness and promotes sleep |
| Narcolepsy | condition characterized by an uncontrolled desire to sleep |
| Nocturnal myoclonus | repetitive limb movements that occur during sleep and cause sleep disruption |
| Non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) | non - rapid eye movement that characterizes four stages of sleep |
| Parasomnias | patterns of waking behavior that appear during sleep (sleep walking, sleep talking, nocturnal erections) |
| Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) | stage that constitutes 20% to 25% of a person's nightly sleep; person is difficult to arouse during this stage |
| Rest | condition in which body is in a decreased state of activity, with the consequent feeling or being refreshed |
| Restless leg syndrome (RLS) | condition in which patients are unable to lie still and report experiencing unpleasant creeping, crawling, or tingling sensations in legs |
| Sleep | state of altered consciousness throughout which varying degrees of stimuli preclude wakefulness |
| Sleep apnea | a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts |
| Sleep cycle | passage through the four stages of NREM sleep (I, II, III, IV) then reversal (IV, III, II) and finally instead of reentering stage I and awakening, entering REM sleep and returning to stage II |
| Sleep deprivation | a decrease in the amount, consistency, and quality of sleep; results from decreased REM or NREM sleep |
| Sleep hygiene | nonpharmacologic recommendations like reviewing and changing lifestyles and environment that help an individual get better night's sleep |
| Somnambulism | sleepwalking |
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