A certified clinical aromatherapy practitioner (CCAP)asks the pediatric patient for a favorite flavor from a short list of banana,strawberry,bubble gum,mint,or tutti-fruiti,and then proceeds to place a drop of the chosen flavor into the inhalation mask before anesthesia induction.The child inhales the favorite flavor while drifting off to sleep.This complementary therapy falls within the category of:
A) clinical aromatherapy.
B) herbal sedation.
C) aroma anxiolysis.
D) postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prevention.

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Aromatherapy in perioperative services involves the therapeutic use of fragrance (e.g.,aromatic plant extracts and essential oils)applied to the patient's body through inhalation or topical methods,or rarely ingestion.Long before Western medicine use of aromatherapy and herbs was part of physicians' practice and prescriptive use,it was taught in all the original Nightingale schools.Clinical aromatherapy is gaining acceptance with consent and participation of patients.It is practiced by CCAPs,knowledgeable about the specific properties of essential oils and how they interact with patients and the therapeutic environment.CCAPs use clinical-grade essential oils in a controlled way for specific,measurable outcomes.These may affect the patient on a psychologic,physiologic,or cellular level.

A Certified Clinical Aromatherapy Practitioner (CCAP)asks the Pediatric Patient for a Favorite