SUMMARY
NURSING CARE IN THE ELDERLY WITH NURSING PROBLEMS SLEEP DISORDERS
At Wisma Kunthi UPT Tresna Werdha Magetan Social Services
By :
PRAISE
Name : 17613095
In the elderly period, the elderly are susceptible to impaired sleep function because of the pressure of sleep patterns where age is one of the determining factors for the length of sleep needed by the elderly. The older you get, the less sleep you need, causing disturbances in sleep patterns. The purpose of this case study is to find out nursing care for the elderly who experience sleep pattern disorders with a nursing process approach.
The method used in this research is the nursing process. Nursing care for the elderly with sleep pattern problems at Wisma Kunthi UPT Werdha Magetan Social for 6 days in November 2021.
The evaluation results obtained Mr. T is able to prevent disturbances in his sleep pattern and the patient is able to control the pain in his legs which makes him often wake up at night by drinking warm milk so that the patient can sleep soundly.
Nursing care carried out by researchers by facilitating patients by giving warm milk is expected that patients can sleep soundly and drink milk regularly every night before going to bed with the need for help from the orphanage so that the problem of sleeping pattern disorders can be resolved.

Keywords: Elderly, sleep pattern disorders.