703 II: Sleep Disorders II (Nurses)

Identify and discuss the key elements of basic sleep science, including circadian biology
and Sleep Neurobiology Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics of Sleep and Waking

Identify and discuss the key elements of restricted sleep, including the neurobehavioral
and physiological effects

Discuss what is referred to as “enabling technology” in regard to analysis of sleep-wake
states, and postmortem brain analysis in sleep disorder patients

Describe the impact of sleep on health, including sex differences, racial and ethnic
disparities, aging, safety, and medical conditions

Identify and explain sleep disorders, including sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia,
narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome and parasomnias