Lots of nurses don't say it with flowers - at least when on duty in hospital. Imperial College London research involving two hospitals in London apparently showed quite a number of nurses believe that flower handling gets in the way of their work. They may have a point, to an extent. After all, a thirty five year old study found that the water in which flowers had been placed often contained high levels of bacteria. Now bacteria control is undoubtably a huge challenge in the UK and beyond, but a subsequent study could not find any evidence that the water for these flowers ever caused any infection.
Another study showed that patients who had floral arrangements in their rooms had better clinical outcomes when compared to those with none. They had:
- less fatigue,
- less pain,
- reduced anxiety and heart rate,
- lower systolic blood pressure
- reduced need for analgesics post surgery all associated with flowers in their rooms. So, more power to the flower, I say.
To your abundant excellent health,
Dr Ike
Functional Health Expert and Holistic Health Coach.
Sources:
"Should Flowers be Banned in Hospitals?" Ivanhoe Newswire, 12/30/09, ivanhoe.com
Health Sciences Institute
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