Putting the unit to bed.

Full Abstract

Bedtime on children's inpatient units taxes a staff's patience and energy. Many children are pressing their needs with great urgency. Unfortunately, by late evening staff members are frequently depleted and not emotionally available to the children. Inpatient nurses can address this situation by developing bedtime programs that focus on the particular nighttime needs of disturbed children. The Author details such a bedtime program and describes why it has been successful in helping patients get undisturbed sleep.

Author information

Author/s: Delaney, K R (KR);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric and mental health nursing (J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1992 Oct-Dec; vol 5 (issue 4) : pp 52-6

Dates: Created 1993/01/21; Completed 1993/01/21; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 1464804, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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