Smoking cessation

A Review of Smoking Cessation Education and Implementation for Nurses A Review of Smoking Cessation Education and Implementation for Nurses There are so many different facets of nursing. Nurses are given so many tools to utilize in our role of educator to patients. It has to be kept in mind that we are doing this with our patients continuously. Every time a task is completed with patients and it is explained what is being

Smoking is an addiction that risks one’s health which in turn can lead to death. As time advances, both smokers and non-smokers have begun understand the harm in this deadly habit as it doesn’t only affect the smokers, but anyone who encounters second-hand smoke. Since people have become aware of the health risks of smoking, cessation tools such as nicotine replacement therapy were invented to help cigarette smokers terminate their desires to smoke. As technology improves, smoking tools are created

Tobacco addiction contributes to approximately 438,000 deaths in the United States each year2, with smoking cigarettes constituting one of the most common preventable causes of death, on report asserts3. Tobacco use kills five million people a year worldwide, another source stresses4. Quitting smoking, or at least reduction, for instance, could greatly reduce the occurrence of coronary heart disease and other forms of cardiovascular disease.1,5 These diseases that can be prevented or reduced

Intervention for Smoking Cessation The most important intervention for this patient is to quit smoking. This would be very difficult for a person who smoke for more than 20 years to quit. I would explain to the patient that the best way to treat her emphysema is to stop smoking. First of all, I will assess on what this patient knows about smoking cessation. Some smokers may not have a correct information and positive attitude about quit smoking, which could be the reasons that contribute to the failure

Smoking is a one of the major cause of increased mortality. More than 80% of smokers develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), making it one of the leading causes of death in the world (p.786). Smoking Cessation or quitting smoking is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce the risk of COPD. The article “Evaluating the effectiveness of smoking cessation in the management of COPD” shows the various ways to control the disease by discontinuing the nicotine intake from smoking. The

Ear Acupressure for Smoking Cessation Smoking is a prevalent problem throughout the United States. It is an addiction and it can be very challenging for individuals to quit. However, through medication and nonpharmacological treatments smoking cessation is possible. One nonpharmacological method that has been researched is using ear acupressure. This paper will discuss the research article Ear Acupressure for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial and how it relates to a hospital patient

Smoking Cessation-Management Plan Tobacco consumption is one of the modifiable risk factors that causes or worsens numerous diseases and conditions. Tobacco used is the leading cause for cancer and cancer death in the world. Smoking increases the incidence of cancer of the lung, esophagus, kidney, bladder, stomach, colon etc. but also that of chronic diseases in particular cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease like pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease( COPD) while weakening

Best Strategies for Smoking Cessation Is it possible to quit smoking, something that is highly addictive? The answer is yes. Smoking cessation can be achieved. Cessation is defined as being brought to an end. Smoking is not only addicting, it damages the human body. Anczak and Nogler (2003) stated, “tobacco use is the world’s leading preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for 430,000 deaths annually.” When tobacco smoke is inhaled the nicotine makes its way to the brain

specialised post-partum support for up to six weeks is also provided to help smoking mothers with smoking cessation (MOH, 2017d). In primary health care setting, nursing management for smoking cessation can be achieved through one-on-one interaction with clients using ABC approach (MOH, 2009). In this approach, A represents asking or accessing the smoking status of individuals. Thus, health professionals working in the primary health sector should ask on every visit if the client is a current smoker

In the article The Process of Smoking Cessation: An Analysis Precontemplation, Contemplation, and Preparation Stages of Change the target population for this health- related behavior was smokers who were wanting to quit. Subjects were recruited in Texas and Rhode Islands by ads on the newspaper. These subjects were then randomly assigned to interventions according to the stage they were at. They were assigned to one of the following stages: precontemplation stage, contemplation stage, or the preparation