Table 2 Training program for sleep intervention nurses
From: A randomized controlled trial of an intervention for infants’ behavioral sleep problems
Content | |
▪ Circadian rhythms & sleep cycle characteristics | |
▪ Normal sleep amount & patterns for 6-to-12 month-olds | |
▪ Developmental shifts in infant sleep and unrealistic parental expectations | |
▪ Effects of sleep fragmentation & short cycles | |
▪ Routines daytime & pre-sleep | |
▪ Negative sleep associations | |
▪ Effects of sleep problems on infants | |
▪ Effects of sleep problems on parents | |
▪ Trials and reviews of behavioral sleep interventions | |
▪ Strategies to reduce night waking | |
▪ Screening infants for conditions requiring medical referral | |
Skills | |
▪ Screening infants for conditions requiring medical referral |