Module / Post Test 15 - Sleep Disruption, Rest and Work Schedules

Objectives:
1. To explain the phenomenon of sleep disruption during recovery
2. To identify the effects of sleep disruption or deprivation on concentration and work performance
3. To understand the significance of regular work schedules

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* 1. Please complete

First Name

Last Name

License Type and # (No spaces)

State/Province

Email Address

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* 2. A chronic lack of restful sleep can:

increase anxiety and depression, decrease resistance to illness, affect memory and mood and impact work performance and job safety

increase anxiety and depression, increase resistance to illness, affect memory and mood and impact work performance and job safety

decrease anxiety and increase depression and impact work performance and job safety

increase anxiety and decrease depression and decrease resistance to illness

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* 3. Neurochemical alterations in brain function occur:

in early abstinence from alcohol and other drug use

in late stages of recovery

in all cases of alcohol or other drug use

in middle recovery from alcohol or other drug use

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* 4. In recovery, healing from alterations in brain function:

occurs over time

occurs in 6-12 months

occurs in initial abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

occurs within the first 2-5 years of recovery

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* 5. When working rotating shifts, underlying problems of anxiety or depression and primary insomnia are examples of:

early recovery issues

precipitants for sleep difficulties

causes for alcohol or other drug use

relapse concerns

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* 6. Positive steps to reduce sleep difficulties include all of the following EXCEPT:

maximizing rest

regular sleep habits

medication for symptoms of insomnia

healthy waking/sleeping patterns

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* 7. Steps that can be taken to identify needed changes in sleeping habits include:

evaluate current sleeping habits, identify steps to improve sleep habits and evaluate changes you have made in a month

evaluate current sleeping habits and know that over time, sleeping problems will improve

evaluate current sleeping habits, and if there are problems, medication for sleep should be used

evaluate current sleeping habits, and identify how to work on needing less sleep

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* 8. One reason for many back to work contracts for recovering nurses prohibiting evening and night shift work is:

these shifts cause nurses to need more sleep

the physical and psychological stress of shift work

working the evening or night shifts can decrease feelings of alienation and isolation

wakefulness during night shift hours may cause nurses to use alcohol

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* 9. All of the following are true about shift work EXCEPT:

adaptation to shift work may be more difficult after age 40

evening/night shift work is correlated with increased use of alcohol to induce sleep

wakefulness during night shift hours may be contrary to one’s internal circadian clock

evening/night shift work should not be done by recovering nurses

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* 10. Keeping a regular sleep time, eating three normal meals a day and balancing work, family and personal time are examples of:

what is necessary for ongoing abstinence from alcohol and other drugs

what is necessary for recovering nurses when reentering the workplace

protecting yourself if working in a position that requires evening, night or rotating shifts

protecting yourself at the workplace

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* 11. Rotating shifts in a clockwise fashion, which is less stressful and requires less readjustment time is also known as:

phase-delaying rotation

shift delaying

phase rotation

shift work