Effects of blended aromatherapy using lavender and damask rose oils on the test anxiety of nursing students.

Background: People experience extreme anxiety in testing situations, so it considers as a psychological condition and can actually impair learning and hurt test performance. People experience some degree of stress and anxiety before and during examinations. This study aimed to investigate the effect of blended aromatherapy using lavender and damask rose oils on the test anxiety of nursing students.

Comparative Effect of Mother's Hug and Massage on Neonatal Pain Behaviors Caused by Blood Sampling: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: The early experience of pain can lead to complications such as tachycardia, tachypnea and increased metabolic needs of the body, thereby exacerbation of the behavioral and physiological responses to pain in neonates. The current study aimed to compare the effect of a mother's hug and massage on pain behaviors during and after blood sampling in neonates.

Method: This study was a randomized clinical trial.