Post-Operative Nausea Vomiting Aromatherapy Project

Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) causes considerable distress for patients who experience it and PONV increases staff workload. It is associated with decreased patient satisfaction, increased health care costs due to prolonged post anesthesia care unit (PACU) times and unanticipated hospital admissions. The effectiveness of aromatherapy as a complimentary therapy for PONV has been supported in multiple studies.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Debra Malone Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research