Kari Johnson1, Toni West2, Shelly Diana3, Jodi Todd4, Brianna Haynes5, Judy Bernhardt6, Roberta Johnson7. 1. Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Kari.Johnson@honorhealth.com. 2. Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Toni.West@honorhealth.com. 3. Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Shelly.Diana@honorhealth.com. 4. Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Jodi.Todd@honorhealth.com. 5. Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Brianna.Haynes@honorhealth.com. 6. Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Judy.Bernhardt@honorhealth.com. 7. Honor Health John C Lincoln Medical Center, 250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020, United States. Electronic address: Roberta.Johnson@honorhealth.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Workplace stress can affect nurse satisfaction. Aroma therapy as a therapeutic use of essential oil can be beneficial in reducing stress. PURPOSE: 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. RELEVANCE: Use of essential oils to decrease work-related stress among nursing staff may improve retention, workplace environment, and increase nurse satisfaction.
BACKGROUND: Workplace stress can affect nurse satisfaction. Aroma therapy as a therapeutic use of essential oil can be beneficial in reducing stress. PURPOSE: Assess perceived stress pre-post introduction of Essential OilLavender 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 OilLavender 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. RELEVANCE: Use of essential oils to decrease work-related stress among nursing staff may improve retention, workplace environment, and increase nurse satisfaction.
Authors: Alison R Anderson; Jie Deng; Robert S Anthony; Sebastian A Atalla; Todd B Monroe Journal: Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am Date: 2017-09-27 Impact factor: 1.326