Providing smoking cessation counseling: a national survey among nurse anesthetists.
Current research has demonstrated that smokers have an increased incidence of intraoperative and postoperative complications. Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) have knowledge of a patient's smoking status and are in a unique position to provide smoking cessation counseling (SCC). The results from a national survey about SCC practice among CRNAs is revealed in this article.
Yankie
Vicki M
VM
School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown University, 3700 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC 20057-1107, USA.
Price
Holly M
HM
Nanfito
Emily R
ER
Jasinski
Donna M
DM
Crowell
Nancy A
NA
Heath
Janie
J
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002568:Certification; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology