Sleep Disorders

Course Overview
Sleep is one of the most vital processes of life and serves many functions, including preservation, restoration, and memory processing. Repeated disruption of the natural sleep cycle or failure to initiate sleep (i.e., sleep disorder) can lead to a sleep deficit, which in turn causes physical, mental, and emotional fatigue. This is evidenced by the fact that many individuals with a sleep disorder express a reduction in quality of life. This course will provide information regarding the physiology of sleep; the causes, risk factors, epidemiology, and physiology of a variety of sleep disorders; diagnosis, including patient history, assessment of sleep habits, physical examination, laboratory tests, and sleep studies; and treatments to improve sleep patterns, including lifestyle/behavioral change (i.e., "sleep hygiene"), medication interventions, and other treatment options for patients.
 

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss the physiology of normal sleep.
• Describe the classification of sleep disorders.
• Compare and contrast the types of insomnias and their associated diagnosis and treatment.
• Evaluate the major types of sleep-related breathing disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnea.
• Identify the clinical signs and symptoms of narcolepsy.
• Outline the characteristics of non-narcolepsy hypersomnias.
• Analyze the complications and symptoms of circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
• Describe the characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of parasomnias.
• Evaluate the presentation and treatment of sleep-related movement disorders.
• Assess considerations for patients with sleep disorder who have low English literacy.

About the Author/Presenter 
Teisha Phillips, RN, BSN, received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2005. She has nursing experience in a variety of clinical settings including multispecialty outpatient surgery, fertility, women's health, and cosmetic/aesthetic nursing. Her primary focus and passion is on direct patient care and patient education. She is presently employed as a perioperative nurse at an outpatient surgery center in the greater Sacramento area.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Counselor, Dental AGD Code: 730, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician, Psychology, Social Work

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