title: The effects of lavender and rosemary essential oils on test-taking anxiety among graduate nursing students.
abstract: Test taking in nursing school can produce stress that affects the ability of students to realize their goals of graduation. In this study, the use of lavender and rosemary essential oil sachets reduced test-taking stress in graduate nursing students as evidenced by lower scores on test anxiety measure, personal statements, and pulse rates.
authors.affiliation: Christine E Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. rmccaffr@fau.edu
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
authors.forename: Debra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Ann Orth
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Kinzelman
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D019341:Aromatherapy; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D027523:Lavandula; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D027542:Rosmarinus; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013732:Test Anxiety Scale
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; C053775:rosemary oil; C045718:lavender oil