Counsel patients about appropriate sleep duration and the health risks of insufficient or excessive sleep.
Select appropriate tests to evaluate patients presenting with sleep concerns.
Diagnose sleep insufficiency, sleep deprivation, and insomnia.
Summarize nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment options for insomnia.
Determine whether medications are causing or worsening parasomnias.
Counsel patients with parasomnias about nonpharmacologic therapies that can reduce symptoms.
List nonpharmacologic strategies to improve sleep quality in hospitalized patients.
Describe how sleep deprivation in physicians can reduce the quality of patient care.