Smoking Cessation Intervention Programs

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Smoking cessation after an acute cardiac event is associated with a substantial reduction in mortality. Several methods are currently used for smoking cessation including nicotine replacement therapy, pharmacological use, hypnotherapy and support groups, to name a few. This research paper is a critique of five different research studies on interventional and educational studies on smoking cessation programs. This paper compares and contrasts each study with the other.

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Nurses play an important role in patient education. Nurses are with the hospitalized patient around the clock throughout their hospital stay. Nurses develop a trust relationship with their patients that other healthcare providers do not. Nurses spend the most time with the patient compared to other healthcare providers. Studies have shown that nurse led education and intervention programs have significant positive patient outcomes (Murchie, Campbell, Ritchie, Simpson & Thain, 2003). In-hospital smoking intervention programs can be ineffective if too brief, as shown by Hajek, Taylor & Mills (2002). Smoking cessation intervention and educational programs governed by nurses, begun in the hospital, and continued for up to a year have shown significantly reduced smoking rate, according to Quist-Paulsen & Gallefoss (2003). With this With this knowledge of influence nurses have with there patients, perhaps an educational program begun in the hospital by the patients primary nurse on smoking cessation may increase positive outcomes in patient smoking cessation.

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