Decrease in as‐needed sedative use by limiting nighttime sleep disruptions from hospital staff

BACKGROUND: Hospital routines frequently interrupt nighttime sleep. Sedatives promote sleep, but increase the risk of delirium and falls. Few interventional trials have studied sleep promotion in medical‐surgical units and little is known about its impact on sedative use. OBJECTIVE: To determine causes of sleep disruption, and assess whether decreasing sleep disruptions lowers sedative use in medical‐surgical patients. DESIGN AND SETTING:...