title: The nurse's role in smoking cessation.
abstract: Smoking cessation is an important component to improving patients' health and quality of life. This case study demonstrates how nurses can implement a successful smoking cessation program in outpatient settings. By applying this knowledge, adult-health nurses can increase the probability that hospitalized patients will be successful in stopping smoking.
authors.affiliation: Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Lenaghan
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009736:Nursing Process; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D011788:Quality of Life; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention