Nursing evidence-based inteprofissional practice guidelines for sleep deprivation in ICU - Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Introduction: The Intensive Care Unit is, in its essence, a constant surveillance environment, thus, it ends up leaving the patient susceptible to sleep deprivation and leaving aside some aspects of humanization, focusing only on the technical part. Objective: To review the inter-professional guidelines based on evidence that will help the intensivist nurse in the identification and treatment of the nursing care conduct related to the care of high complexity patients with sleep deprivation, in Context of the Interprofessional team. Methodology: This is a bibliographical study based on an integrative review, through computerized research, with the survey of scientific evidence. Results: Sleep is important to conserve body energies, and if not, it can reduce pain resistance, because the sympathetic central nervous system has its increased fatigue, which in turn causes the increase in the use of drugs to can Exercise control over pain, which contributes to sleep deprivation. Conclusion: Sleep in ICU patients has been insufficient due to continuous pauses for procedures performed at the bedside and environment with stressors, not reaching their restorative function, directly influencing the recovery these.

Key-words: Critical care; adult; sleep deprivation.