Assignments,
Chapter 35, Rest and Sleep
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Keep a personal sleep diary for a 2-week period, 5, 6
noting any sleep disturbances that occur and their
potential causes. List the factors a nurse should
discover in a sleep history when a sleep disturbance is
noted.
2. In a brief report, describe the physiology and 1, 2
functions of sleep. Include the characteristics of non-
rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye
movement (REM) sleep.
3. Choose five factors that affect sleep and write a 3, 8
brief paragraph describing the effect of each factor on
sleep and appropriate interventions to promote
normal sleep patterns.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Interview three older adults about their sleep/rest 4, 8, 9
, Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
patterns using the Focused Assessment Guide 35-1 in
the text. In a class discussion, explore the special
problems experienced by the older adults, the efficacy
of self-help measures they are using to cope, and
helpful nursing interventions.
2. Interview three practicing nurses who are recent 3, 5
graduates. Ask the nurses if they believe they are
getting adequate rest, what factors are compromising
their rest (e.g., working double or rotating shifts),
how this is affecting their practice, and what self-help
measures are indicated. Discuss in class the number of
practicing nurses with sleep alterations, the factors that
place nurses at risk for sleep alterations, and what the
future nurses in the class can learn to lower their own
risk of experiencing a sleep disorder.
Clinical Assignment Learning Outcomes
1. Interview patients in various health care settings 5, 6, 7, 9
regarding their sleep patterns. Confirm that the
Chapter 35, Rest and Sleep
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Keep a personal sleep diary for a 2-week period, 5, 6
noting any sleep disturbances that occur and their
potential causes. List the factors a nurse should
discover in a sleep history when a sleep disturbance is
noted.
2. In a brief report, describe the physiology and 1, 2
functions of sleep. Include the characteristics of non-
rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye
movement (REM) sleep.
3. Choose five factors that affect sleep and write a 3, 8
brief paragraph describing the effect of each factor on
sleep and appropriate interventions to promote
normal sleep patterns.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Interview three older adults about their sleep/rest 4, 8, 9
, Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
patterns using the Focused Assessment Guide 35-1 in
the text. In a class discussion, explore the special
problems experienced by the older adults, the efficacy
of self-help measures they are using to cope, and
helpful nursing interventions.
2. Interview three practicing nurses who are recent 3, 5
graduates. Ask the nurses if they believe they are
getting adequate rest, what factors are compromising
their rest (e.g., working double or rotating shifts),
how this is affecting their practice, and what self-help
measures are indicated. Discuss in class the number of
practicing nurses with sleep alterations, the factors that
place nurses at risk for sleep alterations, and what the
future nurses in the class can learn to lower their own
risk of experiencing a sleep disorder.
Clinical Assignment Learning Outcomes
1. Interview patients in various health care settings 5, 6, 7, 9
regarding their sleep patterns. Confirm that the
