Paediatric nurses’ attitudes to massage and aromatherapy massage

V. Hunt , J. Randle , D. Freshwater
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Abstract

Complementary therapies have continued to increase in popularity in healthcare and it is widely accepted that they can be incorporated into the nursing role. However, this acceptance does not necessarily mean that the introduction of therapies into the nursing arena has been without confusion and without professional and legal implications. Consequently, this small-scale, qualitative study aimed to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of paediatric nurses of two therapies, namely massage and aromatherapy massage. There is a dearth of literature exploring nurses’ perceptions to the incorporation of these therapies, especially in the arena of paediatric nursing where massage and aromatherapy massage are common practice. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with qualified nurses and revealed the themes of ‘benefit’, ‘family centred care’, ‘nursing care’ and ‘being held back’. It was found that at some stage during their professional career each nurse had performed massage and/or aromatherapy massage. All nurses were able to recall certain benefits of the therapies for the children that they had observed and many discussed the importance of involving the family as a way of including them in to the care of their child. However, for the nurses in this study, it was evident that the incorporation of complementary therapies into the nursing role was determined by the context in which they practised. Due to the dominance of the medical model, nurses faced pressures and conflicts in the realities of their nursing work, which meant they were often unable to carry out these therapies.

儿科护士对按摩及香薰按摩的态度
补充疗法在医疗保健中越来越受欢迎,人们广泛接受它们可以被纳入护理角色。然而,这种接受并不一定意味着将治疗方法引入护理领域没有混乱,没有专业和法律影响。因此,这项小规模的定性研究旨在探讨儿科护士对两种疗法的看法和生活经验,即按摩和芳香疗法按摩。缺乏文献探讨护士对这些疗法结合的看法,特别是在儿科护理领域,按摩和芳香疗法按摩是常见的做法。与合格的护士进行了半结构化访谈,并揭示了“福利”,“以家庭为中心的护理”,“护理”和“被阻碍”的主题。研究发现,在他们职业生涯的某个阶段,每个护士都做过按摩和/或芳香疗法按摩。所有的护士都能回忆起她们观察到的治疗对孩子的某些好处,许多人讨论了让家人参与到孩子的照顾中来的重要性。然而,对于本研究中的护士来说,很明显,将补充疗法纳入护理角色是由他们实践的环境决定的。由于医学模式的主导地位,护士在护理工作的现实中面临压力和冲突,这意味着他们往往无法进行这些治疗。
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