Tobacco and its trendy alternatives: implications for pediatric nurses.
Although acute and critical care pediatric nurses may not rank tobacco prevention and cessation among their top patient-care priorities, the importance of providing health education, especially during vulnerable moments, cannot be overlooked. This article provides an overview of trendy tobacco alternatives, such as bidis, clove cigarettes, hookah pipes, and smokeless tobacco, that entice youth. The significant health consequences of these tobacco products and the implications for pediatric acute and critical care nursing practice are also discussed.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. deckerss@georgetown.edu
Susan K
SK
Deckers
Jean
J
Farley
Janie
J
Heath
D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000329:Advertising; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010379:Peer Group; D011322:Primary Prevention; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D027842:Syzygium; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology