Aromatherapy: Complementary And Alternative Medicine

Around the world, nurses help care for people who are in need. There are many resources that nurses can use in order to provide this care. A few examples of these resources are medications, spirituality, and complementary therapies. A complementary therapy is a therapeutic technique that is often paired with an ongoing treatment. There are many different types of complementary therapies that can be used to help relieve pain, stress, and anxiety. Some therapies include music, pleasant smells, and even herbs. Sometimes complementary therapies are overlooked because nurses are not properly educated on how to either perform these therapies or do not know how these therapies can benefit a client. I chose this topic because I have seen how some of these therapies have helped people, and I want the world to embrace these resources rather than reject them. I once witnessed a form of music therapy bring a single person out of their shell and reduce their anxiety; this helped foster my belief that these therapies can be the difference in a client’s satisfaction level within the nursing field. Although this was the main reason why I chose this topic, my fascination with the past helped make the decision easier. I love learning how things have developed over time, and complementary therapies have been around for hundreds of years. My purpose within this paper is to inform nurses about the benefits of complementary therapies in order to help them embrace

The purpose of this to explore the published research to critically analyse the evidence around the topic of perineal massage in the intrapartum period, and why it is important for midwives to use evidence based practice in order to provide the best possible care.

The complementary therapy practice has become progressively universal, with a significant indication for nurses to ensure patients are well cared and their safety. The objective of the review is to find out the perspective of using complementary therapies by patients has impact on nurses. There were fifteen articles which were included in the review, the five researched themes were from the statistics associated with ‘’nurses' attitude towards complementary therapies”, the pros and cons of the conventional medicine, the Complementary therapies to improve nursing practice, the patient consent and their needs, the cultural differences and incorporation as well as the constitutional differences and incorporation. The support for complementary

When I was pregnant last year, I contracted a cold. It was terrible because you can't take the majority of medications out there without possible harm coming to the baby. Having to suffer through it without an effective remedy was terrible. We don't realize how lucky we are to have treatments to mask the symptoms of illness. I wish I had known more about how I could have used essential oils during the time I was pregnant. It's best to consult with your doctor before using

There are very few non pharmacological options when it comes to pain control for laboring women. This implementation plan will discuss the benefits of implementing the water birth as a mode of pain control. It will include details of the water labor protocol that is to be proposed, resources needed for the implementation, time frame, cost, instruments used, data collection methods, facilitators, and barriers to the protocol.

There is a growing interest in complementary and alternative therapies that are noninvasive, do not rely on expensive technology, and are holistic in focus. A prime example is reiki therapy. I became certified as a reiki Level-I practitioner in the summer of 2018 because I felt it would be the perfect complement to my growing nursing skills. As a reiki-certified nurse, I would be able to help my patients if they ever desired the holistic therapy to be added to their plan of care. Through my experiences as a reiki Level-I practitioner, I have become familiar with just how important complementary and alternative therapies can be. As healthcare professionals, we must pay attention to how we can improve a patient’s quality of life. We must think

Complementary alternative medicines (CAMs) are not a new-fangled medical practice that has recently come out (Bennett, 2009). Several complementary alternative medicine therapies are; homeopathy, aromatherapy, touch therapy, and music therapy, these therapies named here is just a small number of therapies that are out there, and has been around for two decades according to (Matthew, Whedon, & Weeks, 2011). This paper will explore the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and how the ACO could possibly benefit the healthcare system and nursing practice (Matthew et al., 2011). In the conclusion of this paper, it will point toward the fact that complementary

In this day in age, many people are trying to save money, take more vitamins, practice holistic approaches to medicine rather than completely rely on western medicine. We as nurses should be knowledgeable in complementary, integrative and alternative approaches to health. Only by being informed would we be able to better help our patients.

Aroma therapy has been speculated to have significant positive effects for calming throughout medical history. It has been known in alternative medicine to reduce anxiety, stress, and even ease physical pain. Although aroma therapy has been used in alternative medicine for decades, it is unclear what effect it has on the heart physically. What effects does aroma therapy have on the heart and what specific heart intervals are effected? How do these increments coincide with lowering heart rates and reducing stress? If the use of aroma therapy is proven effective, it may help generations of patients manage pain and stress. With future research in physiology and aroma therapy there could be a correlation found with neurotransmitters and what

Providing continuous physical and emotional support during labour can reducing maternal fear, stress, and anxiety and protect physiological birth (Steen, 2012). Research shows that fear and anxiety during labour and birth can be detrimental to physiological birth. An environment that women feel unsafe in may stimulate a surge of neuro-hormones that can influence both fetal and maternal physiology, causing irregularity of contractions, fetal distress and subsequent medical inteverntions (Fahy & Parratt, 2006). Conversly, maintaining an environment where women feel safe, protected and supported can facilitate favourable physiological performance (Fahy & Parratt, 2006). Midwives can do this by giving women one-on-one continuous support and placing her at the centre of care throughout childbirth (Steen, 2012). As observed in practice, by constantly reassuring the woman about her progress, her baby’s health and addressing any of her concerns, the midwife can provide a calm and relaxing environment that is conducive to the labouring woman (Buckley, 2015; Steen, 2012). The midwife worked with the woman, encouraging her throughout labour and birth by telling her that she was doing extremely well. The midwife also breathed in-tune with the woman while giving her a back massage, inducing a sense of comfort. The atmosphere was calm and this contributed to the woman garnering confidence in her ability to avoid medical pain relief. Downe (2008) noted that the positive impact of

Pharmacological comfort measures can provide partial or complete pain relief. The epidural is the most efficient way of reducing labor pain. Opioids can be given continuously or in intermittent doses at the patient 's request or through the patient controlled pump. There is the potential for these drugs to have some effect on the fetus, such as breathing difficulties that may require assistance through the use of Narcan. Providing pain relief during the labor process is solely the patient’s choice, and as the nurse only support and encouragement should be given for however she chooses to handle the pain. (Jansen, Gibson, Bowles, & Leach, 2013)

Childbirth is a beautiful thing. After the hours of labor, there is nothing more special than having the newly mother able to hold her child the minute after it’s born. It makes the pain that you had just experienced go away because all that matters in the world is that newborn child in your arms. During labor, every woman has her own experience but one common experience is the pain. According to Kitzinger (1978) “Labor pain can have negative or positive meaning, depending on whether the child is wanted, the interaction of the laboring woman with those attending her, her sense of ease or dis-ease in the environment provided for birth, her relationship with the father of her child and her attitude to her body throughout the reproductive

Prenatal massage is another way for father and mother to bond with the unborn baby. Massage helps the mother relax muscles and promotes a state of well-being. Massage also helps to improve and lymph circulation and blood bringing oxygen and nutrients, resulting in greater viability and better nourishment to the unborn child.

You will most likely feel a great deal of stress during your pregnancy. This stress may stem from physical changes, hormonal imbalances, and the different financial worries that come along with growing your family. Massage therapy reduces stress through the gentle, yet firm kneading of your muscles. This releases chemicals from the

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in complementary medicine, and indeed alternative medicine (Lee-Treweek 2002, Andrews 2004, Barry 2006). Moreover the number of professionally trained therapist and practitioners has increased giving the patient/client a better choice and at more competitive rates (Smallwood, 2005).