The Technologist's Guide to Performing Sleep Studies provides step-by-step instructions for collecting sleep study data from patients. It includes suggestions for putting the patient at ease; reviewing the patient’s symptoms and medications; attaching the sensors; preparing to record; biological calibrations; artifact detection and correction; and documentation. It is an excellent introduction to sleep technology and can be used as a review text for those with sleep center experience.
Contents:
- Review the Patient Chart
- Welcome the Patient to the Sleep Center
- Prepare the Patient for Electrode Application and Apply Electrodes
- Test the Electrode Application
- During the Recording: Provide Documentation and Maintain the Recording Quality
- Sleep Center Emergencies and Interventions
- Ending the Sleep Study
- A Final Word
- Glossary
- Additional Resources
- Study Question Answers