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Billingsley, S. K., Collins, A. M. & Miller, M. (2007). Healthy student, healthy nurse: A stress

management workshop. Nurse Educator, 32(2), 49-51.

doi:10.1097/01.NNE.0000264333.42577.c6

This article, presented by advanced degreed nurse educators, discusses a successful stress reduction program implemented for nursing students to diminish personal and academic levels of stress associated with nursing education using combination of quantitative and qualitative design approaches. Use of evidence based peer reviewed articles established that there was a need for both health promotion and self-care strategies education to (a) define stress related to the educational process, (b) determine coping strategies such as nutritional choices and exercise and (c) create a personalized stress management plan. The program results reported meeting these objectives through participant responses on questionnaires and additional written comments. Although this is not a full research study the responses from the students to the program led to the recommendation to use this program with nursing students in other schools. As presented this program appears objective, the authors are credentialed faculty and deals specifically with nursing student stress which is the selected topic. This program may be one that could be considered within the college of nursing as an optional offering for nursing students who self-identify a need for stress reduction.

McCaffrey, R., Thomas, D. J., & Kinzelman, A. O. (2009). The effects of lavender and

rosemary essential oils on test-taking anxiety among graduate nursing students. Holistic Nursing Practice, 23(2), 88-93. doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181a110aa

Using peer reviewed articles and recent research the advanced practice nurse authors

developed a quasi-experimental quantitative research design study to determine the ability of two essential oils to decrease test-taking anxiety in graduate nursing students as measured by an established tool, with strong reliability and validity that identifies levels of perceived stress. Methods were clearly outlined with data analysis demonstrating a statistically significant difference between before and after test anxiety with use of sachets for inhalation of lavender and rosemary oil. Even with the expression of limitations of the study, the authors recommend use of these oils for reduction of graduate nursing student test-taking anxiety. This study meets expected rigor for research, the authors are credentialed faculty and the content deals directly with the selected topic. This authors of this study indicate that due to the low cost and ease of use of this stress relief option that it should be considered by the group as one of the options to offer for the class presentation.