Sleep is fundamental to health and well-being, but it is frequently overlooked in patient assessment and clinical education. Although poor sleep is strongly linked to chronic disease, mental health ...
In addressing sleep disturbance in the elderly, assessment forms the cornerstone of care. It is important that nurses working with older adults ask about sleep and recognize when responses indicate a ...
Nurses do it all—advocating for patients, providing care under intense pressure and facing potential risks to their physical, mental and emotional well-being. Despite their crucial role, they don’t ...
Preterm infants are at higher risk for SIDS than full-term infants, [3] so a strong emphasis on safe sleep environments is even more important in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Nurses work ...