Nursing Research Highlights

September 2024

Patricia Faron Receives Nursing Research Grant from the American Holistic Nurses Association

Patty Faron, BSN, RN, HN-BC is a professional nurse expert at the Baystate Pain Management Center and was recently awarded the American Holistic Nurses Association Research Grant for her nursing research fellowship study “A Pilot Study of Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing Spinal Procedures.” The aims of the study include: to evaluate the feasibility of studying the use of the essential oil of lavender via inhaler in patients undergoing spinal procedures and evaluate the effects of essential oil of lavender via inhaler on pain and anxiety, procedure blood pressure, respiratory rate and heart rate and increases oxygen saturation pre/post procedure.

August 2024

The Center for Nursing Excellence and Innovation Receives Daisy Foundation Grant

The Use of M Technique to Reduce Pain and Agitation in the Cancer Patient at the End-of-Life.

Congratulations to the grant team and we look forward to learning more about this groundbreaking work!

Connie Blake EdD, MSN, RNC-OB, HNB-BC (top left)
Lauri Deary, MS, BSN, RN, HN-BC (top right)
Sarah Romain, PhD Candidate, RN (bottom left)
Cidalia J. Vital, PhD, RN, CNL, CRRN (bottom right)
Robin Clark, RN, HN-BC (not pictured)