The nurse is caring for a patient who has been in holding in the emergency department for 24 hours. The nurse is concerned about the patient experiencing sleep deprivation. What would be the best action for the nurse to take?
a. Expedite the process of obtaining a medical-surgical room for the patient.
b. Pull the curtains shut, dim the lights, and decrease the number of visitors.
c. Obtain an order for a medication to help the patient sleep.
d. Ask everyone in the unit to try to be quiet so the patient can sleep.
A
The most effective treatment for sleep deprivation is elimination or correction of factors that disrupt the sleep pattern. Nurses play an important role in identifying treatable sleep deprivation problems. Obtaining a private room in the designated unit for the patient will help with decreasing stimuli and promoting more rest than an individual can obtain in an emergency department even with the interventions mentioned.
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