RNSG 1430 Sleep Crossword

full cycle every 24 hours
Sleep disorders characterized by insomnia or excessive sleep
Involuntary urination: most often used to refer to a child who involuntarily urinates during the night
Condition characterized by excessive sleep, particularly during the day
Difficulty falling asleep, Most common of all sleep disorders
Natural chemical produced at night that decreases wakefulness and promotes sleep
control center for involuntary activities of the body, which concern sleeping and waking.
non-rapid eye movement
rapid eye movement
More difficult to arouse a person in this sleep
What stage of sleep: The person reaches the greatest depth of sleep, which is called delta sleep
Average hours an adult should receive per night
an uncontrollable desire to sleep
Condition in which a person experiences the absence of breathing
absence of breathing
Obstructive sleep apnea
A decrease in the amount, consistency, or quality of sleep
sleepwalking
Grinding ones teeth
Primary source of heat in the body
Position for babies to sleep to decrease chances of SID
irregular snoring and silence followed by a snort
Topic to discuss with parents of a child that is sleepwalking
Independent nursing action to promote sleep
Normalizes sleep cycles by enabling the body supply of melantonin
continuous positive airway pressure: keeps airways open
Positive airway pressure:provides mild air pressure to keep airway open.May be used to treat preterm infants whose lungs have not fully developed
State of rest accompanied by altered consciousness and relative inactivity