title: Use of aromatherapy to promote a therapeutic nurse environment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Workplace stress can affect nurse satisfaction. Aroma therapy as a therapeutic use of essential oil can be beneficial in reducing stress.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Assess perceived stress pre-post introduction of Essential Oil Lavender among registered nurses, charge nurses, and patient care technicians in a trauma intensive care unit, surgical specialty care unit and an orthopedic trauma unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pre-post intervention with a quasi-experimental design. After a pre-survey, Essential Oil Lavender was diffused 24h per day over 30days in a designated nursing area that all nurses were not required to enter on each unit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dependent sample t-test for "how often do nurses feel stressed a work in a typical week" revealed pre-survey mean 2.97 (SD=0.99) which was significantly higher than post-survey mean 2.70 (SD=0.92) with significance, t(69)=2.36, p=0.021, suggesting a difference in how often staff felt stressed at work in a typical week, trending down from "feeling stressed half of time" to "once in a while". There were no statistically significant differences in pre-post survey scores for TICU, TOU, or SSC as separate units.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Use of essential oils to decrease work-related stress among nursing staff may improve retention, workplace environment, and increase nurse satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Kari.Johnson@honorhealth.com.
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Toni.West@honorhealth.com.
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: West
authors.affiliation: Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Shelly.Diana@honorhealth.com.
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diana
authors.affiliation: Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Jodi.Todd@honorhealth.com.
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.affiliation: Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Brianna.Haynes@honorhealth.com.
authors.forename: Brianna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haynes
authors.affiliation: Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Judy.Bernhardt@honorhealth.com.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernhardt
authors.affiliation: Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Roberta.Johnson@honorhealth.com.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001130:Arizona; D019341:Aromatherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D027523:Lavandula; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; C045718:lavender oil
keywords: Aromatherapy; Complementary andalternative medicine; Essential oil lavender; Knowledge; Nurse; Therapeutic; Workplace stress