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Dnp Final Project Report.Docx, Cherry Nelson
Dnp Final Project Report.Docx, Cherry Nelson
Cherry Nelson
PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to promote integrative medicine by evaluating the efficacy of Complementary Alternative Medicines (CAM) on pain and/or anxiety reduction in the oncology and bone marrow transplant population. The four modalities of CAM were massage, Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ), aromatherapy and narrative medicine.
METHODS: The design was a single center retrospective chart review, focusing on medications for pain and anxiety, self-reported pain levels, self-reported anxiety levels, and chronicity and acuity of pain prior to and after the implementation of the CAM modalities.
RESULTS: Due to the lack of electronic documentation of massage, aromatherapy and narrative …