Article C2542

Impact of a Sleep-Promoting Schedule on Sleep Quality in the Intensive Care Unit

Author(s): Kristin Long, DNP, AG-ACNP, CCRN, Beth Hundt, PhD, APRN, NP-C, ACNS-BC, Clareen Wiencek, PhD, ACNP-BC, Jeanel Little, DNP, RN, AG-ACNP

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Sleep deprivation is common among intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but it is a harmful condition that can lead to a prolonged ICU stay and may even increase patient risk of death. Sleep deprivation can cause emotional distress and has been theorized to have negative effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular, immunologic, metabolic, muscular, and neurocognitive systems. With sleep deprivation becoming a more common complaint and source of distress among critically ill patients, in 2018 the Society of Critical Care Medicine expanded its national clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) to include immobility and sleep disruption (PADIS). This study reviews an interprofessional effort to minimize patient interruptions at night in an intensive care unit setting which led to improved patient sleep quality and sustainable practice changes.

Objectives

  • Identify the importance of providing a conducive environment for high quality sleep for hospitalized patients
  • Describe the interprofessional effort to provide a protected time frame for sleep at night.
  • Analyze the impact of providing a protected time frame for sleep on patients' perspective on their quality of sleep.

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Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

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