Tobacco control policies of oncology nursing organizations.
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.
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School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6918, USA.
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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