Johnson Catherine E
Nursing Department, Westfield State University, Massachusetts.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2019 Mar/Apr;33(2):95-100. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000315.
Nursing programs are stressful learning environments, and students are expected to maintain high academic performance to successfully graduate. Cognitive test anxiety has been minimally studied among nursing students, including how to successfully manage. The Cognitive Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) was administered to 31 students before and after a high-stakes nursing examination. The intervention was inhaled lemon essential oil delivered via a personal nasal device. Neither the control nor the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant change in the CTAS score from pretest to posttest (P = .19). More quantitative studies are warranted with undergraduate nursing students, the CTAS, and aromatherapy to reduce the burden of cognitive test anxiety.
护理专业课程是压力较大的学习环境，学生需要保持优异的学业成绩才能顺利毕业。关于护理专业学生的认知测试焦虑，包括如何成功应对，相关研究极少。在一场高风险护理考试前后，对31名学生进行了认知测试焦虑量表（CTAS）测评。干预措施是通过个人鼻腔装置吸入柠檬精油。从测试前到测试后，对照组和实验组的CTAS评分均未显示出具有统计学意义的变化（P = 0.19）。有必要针对本科护理专业学生、CTAS和芳香疗法开展更多定量研究，以减轻认知测试焦虑的负担。
