The ethics of smoke-free zones: an exploration of the implications and effectiveness of a non-smoking policy as a health-promotion strategy in the context of an orthopaedic trauma ward.
Pressure to reduce the incidence of smoking is increasing and widespread, coming from health professionals, independent research groups and Government policy objectives. Moves to introduce non-smoking policies within health-service premises are gaining acceptance, and form an element of the Government's overall health plan. This paper considers the background to smoking prohibition in hospitals, its merits and drawbacks as a health-promotion strategy, and some of the health and ethical issues that may arise. In particular, the paper explores the application of non-smoking policies in the speciality of orthopaedic trauma, the benefits and conflicts that may occur, and the scope for nurses in this area to resolve problems resulting from these policies.
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D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D009985:Orthopedics; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014194:Traumatology