# Clinical AromaCare by Madeleine Kerkhof

> Madeleine Kerkhof's handbook of clinical aromacare for nurses and health care professionals: her decades as a nurse, clinical aromatherapist and educator, gathered into one deep reference.

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## About
A book to keep open on the desk for years, not one to read in a weekend. Clinical AromaCare: Aromatherapy in Health Care and Practice is Madeleine Kerkhof's handbook for health care professionals, and it represents her life's work: decades as a nurse, clinical aromatherapist and educator, gathered into one volume.It is written for those who want to bring clinical aromacare into nursing or into their medical and therapeutic practice, with information backed by scientific and empirical data, illustrated by cases and contributions from health care professionals around the world, and with strategies for implementation and research. In her own words, it is also a very personal book, from her heart to yours.DetailsAuthor: Madeleine KerkhofSelected essential oils, base oils and CO2 extracts, with their chemistry and safety requirementsRoutes of administration and a clinical reasoning tool for patient-centered careA full chapter on scent perception and its influence on wellbeingBackground on major clinical topics, from restlessness to oral care and skin care, across patient groups from cancer care to dementia careHow to useRather than reading it cover to cover, pick an intriguing starting point from the index and follow where it leads.A teacher's life's work, for your own shelf of references.