PDSA SLEEP DEPRIVATION, MOOD

PDSA SLEEP DEPRIVATION, MOOD
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Introduction
Sleep is the natural state that recurs voluntarily and involuntarily in an individual which is characterized by reduced consciousness. During sleep almost all the voluntary muscles are inactive and an individual is in a complete state of rest. It accentuates the growth and the rejuvenation of most body systems and is also a form of refreshing actions of the body parts. Sleep is therefore a very important state and for an individual to be healthy, he/she has to observe proper and adequate sleep. Sleep involves a condition whereby a person does not have enough sleep. This condition can either be chronic or acute can cause fatigue, weight loss or weight gain, daytime sleepiness and clumsiness. Lack of enough sleep greatly affects the brain and its cognitive functions (Neckelmann et al., 2007). It is however, impossible for human to achieve complete sleepless situations for a long period of time. Brief microsleeps cannot be avoided and research has shown that lack of sleep for long periods of time can cause deaths (Thao, 2008).
Reasons for the quality indicator or safety goal, identify healthcare environment focus area
The healthcare environment under study is acute care. In this working environment, concentration and accuracy are highly desired. Therefore the nurses need to be very keen on the services that they provide. Failure to observe accuracy may lead to poor services being provided which may in turn result in the death of patients. Reduced vigilance, memory and lack of coordination are some of the main characteristic of a sleepy individual. Such an individual will have the following characteristic: lack of enough energy to perform his/her duties, poor communication, ineffective solution perseverance, lack of concentration and bad mood. A person with these disorders is usually very careless when handling patients and even on how he/she related with the fellow nurses. The person can then compromise on the performance of the duties that may result into making poor decisions that may on the long run cause the death of the patients.
Sleep and mood are closely related and research has shown that inadequate or poor sleeping behavior can cause irritability and stress as adequate sleep enhances well being and good health of an individual. Cases of chronic insomnia may propagate the risk of developing other complications like mood disorder, anxiety and depression. These usually affect the productivity of an individual since a stressed person cannot be able to deliver properly. This condition can be worsened if a person works in a critical environment for example the case of nurses working in hospitals. When they lack sleep, their moods usually change and will in the long run make unnecessary mistakes as their accuracy is highly compromised.
Scope and severity
Lack of enough sleep is a common occurrence in the modern world. Som...