title: Best practices guidelines for nurse practitioners regarding smoking cessation in American Indian and Alaskan Native youth.
abstract: The greatest prevalence of tobacco use in the United States occurs with the American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN). A critical need exists for a culturally specific tobacco cessation option for AI/AN youth. The nurse practitioner is positioned to provide a culturally specific commercial tobacco cessation option by incorporating the transcultural nursing theory into the development of a decision tree to expand understanding of culturally appropriate best practices regarding screening and management of tobacco smoking cessation in AI/AN youth. Presented is the Nurse Practitioner Culturally Specific American Indian and Alaskan Native Youth Decision Tree for Smoking Cessation with supporting evidence-based best practices.
authors.affiliation: The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, Texas. eubina@mail.twu.edu
authors.forename: Esmeralda C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Ubina
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Van Sell
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003663:Decision Trees; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult