Attitudes to smoking and smoking cessation among nurses.
This article presents a literature review on smoking rates among nurses and the nursing role in promoting smoking cessation worldwide. Findings included wide variations between countries in smoking rates among nurses, and the important influence of peers and family members on smoking behaviours. Several studies indicated that nurses would value more education on techniques to promote smoking cessation.
Clifford Medical Assessment Unit, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, England.
Sreejith
S
Chandrakumar
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
John
J
Adams
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*
health promotion; literature review; smoking; smoking cessation