Inclusion Criteria:  Agreeing to participate in research Lying in surgical wards for at least a week in the range of the date of the study Being 18 or older Don't practice relaxation exercises regularly before  Exclusion Criteria:  Not agreeing to participate in research Discharge before a week after admission to surgical wards within the range of the date of the study Those with more than a week's sleep due to the likelihood that patients may have received serious disease diagnoses that would put them off doing relaxation exercises Being 18 and under Don't be a communication problem Practice relaxation exercises regularly before