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Aromatherapy & Oncology Staff Work Stress: Don’t Turn Up Your Nose!!!

Aromatherapy & Oncology Staff Work Stress: Don’t Turn Up Your Nose!!!.

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Aromatherapy & Oncology Staff Work Stress: Don’t Turn Up Your Nose!!!

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  1. Aromatherapy & Oncology Staff Work Stress:Don’t Turn Up Your Nose!!! • Kelly Tomlinson-Pinkham, MSN, RN, OCN; Kirsten Roblee, BSN, RN, OCN; Sara Achor, RN, OCN; Betty Allen, PCA; Nicole Bauchmire, BSN, RN, OCN; Lisa Blackburn, MSN, RN, AOCNS; Danielle Dunnington, RN, OCN; Erin Ferlet, MSN, RN, OCN; Christina Kyle, PCA; Megan O’Shea, BSN, RN; Angela Samczak, RN, OCN; Angela Yaeger, BSN, RN, OCN Significance: Respondents: Findings: The problem of work-stress has been identified as a issue for staff working on the Acute Leukemia Unit (ALU) since it’s inception. Compassion fatigue and burnout are potential obstacles to retention. The ALU primarily cares for newly diagnosed patients with Acute Leukemia: an aggressive disease with less than 30% cure rate. This unit also handles the complexities of Progressive Care Unit (PCU) status & provides end-of-life care often. It is easy to see why staff may be prone to increased work-stress. Aromatherapy has been shown in previous studies to decreased staff perceived work-stress. Perceived Work Stress Questionnaire AVERAGE SUBSCALE SCORES Purposes: *To determine if oncology staff perceived work stress would decrease after a six-week intervention of diffusion of selected essential oils in the nurses station. *To educate oncology staff regarding aromatherapy and assess staff Support of a future aromatherapy project with patients. PLACE FLOWER HERE PLACE FLOWER HERE PLACE FLOWER HERE Findings: Methods/Intervention: Implications for the Future: *Intermittent, ongoing aromatherapy for staff as guided by staff *Difficulty in targeting aromatherapy to group rather than individual *Upcoming aromatherapy project focusing on symptom control in leukemia patients *Future use of Complimentary Alternative Medicine (CAM) as directed by Evidence-Based Practice for leukemia patients This poster & 10E James work on aromatherapy is dedicated to the memory of our patient, Lori Lazenby, who taught us much! Used with permission, R.D. Kocalevent, 2013 Used with permission, J. Lazenby, 2013.

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