NR226- Funds: Patient Care- Week 4: Sleep, Rest, and Pain
Management Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
1. Importance
of Sleep Importance of Proper Rest and Sleep
-Essential for health, like good nutrition and exercise
-Regulates physiological functions and behavioral responses
-Cyclical process alternating between wakefulness and sleep
Functions of Sleep and Rest
-Restoration: Tissue renewal (cell division, protein synthesis)
-Recovery: Supports recovery from illness
-Memory: Consolidates memories and promotes mental relaxation
-Preparation: Prepares the body for wakefulness
-Dreaming: Crucial for learning, memory, and stress adaptation
-REM Sleep: Linked to brain development, cognition, and memory
Without Proper Sleep and Rest
-“Concentration and judgment
-‘Irritability, confusion
-“Daily activity participation
-‘Risk for chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, obesity)
-“Immunity, body function, mood, memory
-‘Risk for accidents
-“Metabolism, ‘health care costs and hospitalization
2. Stages of Sleep -Sleep cycles: 4 to 6 cycles per night
-Each cycle: ~90-110 minutes
-3 Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) stages (N1, N2, N3)
-1 Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage
-NREM: 75% of total sleep time
-REM: Increases in duration throughout the night, up to 60 minutes in
the final cycle
Stages of Sleep
,-N1 (Light Sleep)
, NR226- Funds: Patient Care- Week 4: Sleep, Rest, and Pain
Management
--Lightest stage, lasts a few minutes
--Gradual fall in vital signs and metabolism
--Person easily aroused, may feel like they were daydreaming
-N2 (Sound Sleep)
--Lasts 10-20 minutes
--Progressive relaxation, slowing vital signs and metabolism
--Person can still be easily aroused
-N3 (Deep Sleep)
--Deepest stage of sleep
--Brain and muscle activity significantly decrease
--Vital signs lower than waking hours
--Person is diflcult to arouse and rarely moves
REM (Dreaming)
-Occurs ~90 minutes after sleep begins
-Duration increases with each cycle, averaging 20 minutes
-Dreaming, rapid eye movements, fluctuating heart, respiratory, and BP rates
-Loss of skeletal muscle tone, increased gastric secretions
-Person very diflcult to arouse
Impact of Sleep Quality
Sleep stages vary per
person
Sleep quality attects wellness while awake
Nurses assess sleep-related symptoms during wakefulness
3. Normal Sleep and Patterns
Re- quirements
Management Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
1. Importance
of Sleep Importance of Proper Rest and Sleep
-Essential for health, like good nutrition and exercise
-Regulates physiological functions and behavioral responses
-Cyclical process alternating between wakefulness and sleep
Functions of Sleep and Rest
-Restoration: Tissue renewal (cell division, protein synthesis)
-Recovery: Supports recovery from illness
-Memory: Consolidates memories and promotes mental relaxation
-Preparation: Prepares the body for wakefulness
-Dreaming: Crucial for learning, memory, and stress adaptation
-REM Sleep: Linked to brain development, cognition, and memory
Without Proper Sleep and Rest
-“Concentration and judgment
-‘Irritability, confusion
-“Daily activity participation
-‘Risk for chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, obesity)
-“Immunity, body function, mood, memory
-‘Risk for accidents
-“Metabolism, ‘health care costs and hospitalization
2. Stages of Sleep -Sleep cycles: 4 to 6 cycles per night
-Each cycle: ~90-110 minutes
-3 Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) stages (N1, N2, N3)
-1 Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage
-NREM: 75% of total sleep time
-REM: Increases in duration throughout the night, up to 60 minutes in
the final cycle
Stages of Sleep
,-N1 (Light Sleep)
, NR226- Funds: Patient Care- Week 4: Sleep, Rest, and Pain
Management
--Lightest stage, lasts a few minutes
--Gradual fall in vital signs and metabolism
--Person easily aroused, may feel like they were daydreaming
-N2 (Sound Sleep)
--Lasts 10-20 minutes
--Progressive relaxation, slowing vital signs and metabolism
--Person can still be easily aroused
-N3 (Deep Sleep)
--Deepest stage of sleep
--Brain and muscle activity significantly decrease
--Vital signs lower than waking hours
--Person is diflcult to arouse and rarely moves
REM (Dreaming)
-Occurs ~90 minutes after sleep begins
-Duration increases with each cycle, averaging 20 minutes
-Dreaming, rapid eye movements, fluctuating heart, respiratory, and BP rates
-Loss of skeletal muscle tone, increased gastric secretions
-Person very diflcult to arouse
Impact of Sleep Quality
Sleep stages vary per
person
Sleep quality attects wellness while awake
Nurses assess sleep-related symptoms during wakefulness
3. Normal Sleep and Patterns
Re- quirements
