失眠是睡眠障礙疾病中最常被抱怨的睡眠問題之一，且在近年來被醫學界認為是嚴重影響人們生命和生活品質的一種疾病。本篇文章主要探討引起失眠的原因、造成的影響、可供使用的評估工具及照護重點，護理人員若對失眠具有足夠的認知及採取合宜的處置，並能實際運用於臨床工作，可避免個體因失眠所造成的負面影響。

The insomnia is one of the most frequent sleep disorders seen by physicians. It is currently recognized as a disease that greatly affects the daily routine and quality of life of sufferers. This article primarily discusses insomnia factors of influence, currently used evaluation tools, and the proper role of nurs-ing care in treating insomnia. With adequate cognition and by employing adaptive management tech-niques, nurses can administer proper treatment to resolve patient insomnia problems.