Aromatherapy Blend for Postoperative Nausea in Ambulatory Surgery Patients.

Purpose: Postoperative nausea (PON) is one of the most common undesirable outcomes after surgery and increases patient dissatisfaction, hospital costs, and risk for postoperative complications. This quality-improvement project implemented and evaluated the effect of aromatherapy on nausea in adult postoperative patients.

Design: Quality improvement project evaluating the inhalation of a blend of essential oils through an individual stick via an aroma stick.