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Question
Rest and Sleep; Sensory Functioning Passport Nursing 11
1. Based on your reading outline the functions of the Reticular Activating System in relation to sleep and sensory.
2. Describe each stage of sleep, be able to distinguish the effects each stage has on the body in a normal sleep cycle.
3. Based on your reading how much sleep do adults and children need? What symptoms would you see in people who do not get enough sleep?
4. Create an outline of the factors that affect sleep.
5. Create an outline describing Dyssomnias and Parasomnias, including their treatment.
6. What senses are involved in sensory reception?
7. What four conditions are needed to receive data?
8. Based on your reading what are the factors that can contribute to sensory alteration and who is at risk for sensory disturbances?
9. How can the nurse minimize or prevent sensory alterations?
10. Describe nursing interventions when caring for a patient that is visually impaired, hearing impaired, had another sensory disability?
11. According to your book prioritize a problem list for a patient with a sensory deficit.