ANNA Journal articles from December 1997

ANNA Journal archives from December 1997

An overview of sleep and common sleep problems. (Continuing Education, with test)(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... This offering for 2.2 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA), which is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses' Credentialing...

Sleep and dialysis: a research-based review of the literature. (Continuing Education, with test)(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... This offering for 3.0 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA), which is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses' Credentialing...

Sleep apnea in end stage renal disease.(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... Sleep medicine is a relatively new field that has rapidly evolved over the last 30-40 years. During this time, many important discoveries regarding sleep and its relationship to health have been made. One startling revelation was that the...

Restless legs syndrome: not just a problem for dialysis patients.(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) has recently been referred to as, "the most common disorder you I've never heard of' (RLS Foundation, 1995). However, as early as 1671, an English physician named Willis described symptoms associated with the...

Clinical comparison of hemodialysis and sleep apnea patients with excessive daytime sleepiness.(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a primary sleep disorder that is characterized by "repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction that occur during sleep and is usually associated with a reduction in blood oxygen saturation" (ASDA,...

Assessment. (Nursing Management of Sleep Disorders, part 1)(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... There are many different causes of disturbed nocturnal sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness. Psychiatric problems (e.g., depression or anxiety), pain, substance abuse, period limb movements (PLMS), or a medical problem such as nocturnal...

Behavioral interventions. (Nursing Management of Sleep Disorders, part 2)(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... If the assessment (discussed in "Nursing Management of Sleep Disorders: Part I") reveals that the patient's primary problem is insomnia, treatment may include pharmacologic, psychotherapy, and behavioral approaches. Pharmacologic measures are...

Developing an anemia management protocol: case study of the anemic patient. (Continuing Education, with test)(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... Objectives After reading this article, the participant will be able to: 1. Describe how the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle can be used to develop an anemia management protocol. 2. Describe how erythrokinetics can be used to...

Clonazepam: benzodiazepine therapy for the restless legs syndrome.(Monograph on Sleep Issues)
December 1, 1997... Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) commonly receive benzodiazepine therapy for anxiety-related conditions, restless legs syndrome (RLS), or sleep disorders. It is not uncommon for some patients to exhibit a combination of these...