title: Tobacco control policies of oncology nursing organizations.
abstract: Nurses, the largest group of health care professionals, and the policies of nursing organizations, have tremendous potential to promote health and tobacco control. Policies addressing tobacco use have been implemented by a variety of national and international nursing organizations. This article reviews existing tobacco control policies in oncology nursing organizations.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6918, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarna
authors.forename: Stella Aguinaga
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bialous
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation