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Research: RAWLINGS and MEERABEAU,
Listed in Issue 92
Abstract
RAWLINGS and MEERABEAU, School of Health and Social Care, University of Greenwich, London, UK, report on the implementation of aromatherapy in Nursing and Midwifery.
Background
A small qualitative study was conducted among nurses and midwives who had taken a course in aromatherapy. It focussed particularly on obstacles to putting the knowledge into practice.
Methodology
Participants had completed a course in aromatherapy between 9 months and 2 years previously. All were employed by an NHS Trust. They were interviewed for about 40 minutes each, and interviews were tape recorded. Data were analyzed according to published procedures.
Results
Results and conclusions: The main themes that participants reported on were personal and professional benefits of the course, organizational issues, and the frustrations they experienced because of delays in implementing changes in their practice.
Conclusion
References
Rawlings F, Meerabeau L. Implementing aromatherapy in nursing and midwifery practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing 12 (3): 405-411, May 2003.
Comment
It is a great pity that the abstract for this study doesn't reveal more detail regarding the content of the nurses' aromatherapy training courses, what practices nurses attempted to apply to clinical practice and what obstacles were erected in implementing aromatherapy into patient care.
