Original Research Article
Year: 2017 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 243-252
Effects of Aroma Inhalation on Anxiety and Vital Signs of Nursing Students during Their First Blood Drawing Practice
Kıvan ÇEVİK1, Serpil İNCE2, Nihat AYÇEMAN3, Eda ERGİN1
1Assist. Prof., Celal Bayar University, Manisa School of Health Sciences, Celal Bayar University, School of Health, Manisa / TURKEY
2PhD., Akdeniz University, Faculty of Nursing, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Nursing, Antalya/TURKEY
3Lecturer., Akdeniz University, Physical Education and Sports College, Akdeniz University, Physical Education and Sports College,07058, Antalya/TURKEY
Corresponding Author: Eda ERGİN
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study and aimed at determining the effects of aroma inhalation (orange and lavender oil) on anxiety and vital signs experienced by 1st-grade nursing students when they drew blood from each other for the first time. Of the first-grade students attending Manisa School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, 72 who agreed to participate in the study comprised the study sample. Data were collected using the Student Demographic Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Vital Signs Follow-up Form in April 2014. Mean State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scores obtained in the classroom, before and after the blood drawing process in laboratory settings were 39.97 ± 5.31, 40.77 ± 5.48, 41.58 ± 6.34in the experimental group and 41.27 ± 6.25, 40.02 ± 5.79, 43.25 ± 5.83 in the control group respectively. No significant differences were determined between the two groups in terms of their scores for the vital signs. The study findings revealed that aroma inhalation had no effects on nursing students’ anxiety levels and vital signs during their first blood drawing experience.
Key words: Aroma Inhalation, Aromatherapy, Anxiety, Nursing students.