Episode 140: Aromatherapy’s Benefits in Cancer Care

ONS member Debra Reis, MSN, RN, CNP, program coordinator for the healing care program at ProMedica Cancer Institute in Sylvania, OH, and member of the Toledo Area ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how aromatherapy can mitigate cancer symptoms and treatment adverse events to help improve patients’ quality of life. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod 

Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 

Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by January 29, 2023. The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose, and the episode has no commercial support. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• ONS Voice article: How Aromatherapy With Essential Oils May Help Patients With Cancer 
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Aromatherapy: Using Essential Oils as a Supportive Therapy 
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Lavender Aromatherapy: Examining the Effects of Lavender Oil Patches on Patients in the Hematology-Oncology Setting 
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Peppermint Oil: Evaluating Efficacy on Nausea in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in the Ambulatory Setting 
• Oncology Nursing Forum article: The Effect of Aromatherapy on Insomnia and Other Common Symptoms Among Patients With Acute Leukemia 
• Alliance for International Aromatherapists 
• Debrareis.com 
• National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy 

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