title: Students' Perceptions of a Tobacco Education Intervention.
abstract: Persons living with a mental illness represent an especially vulnerable and disadvantaged subgroup of smokers. Compared to those in the general population, they smoke more, die younger, and suffer disproportionately from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer, all diseases and conditions directly associated with, and exacerbated by, smoking. Despite strong evidence that tobacco cessation counseling by a health professional can approximately double patients' odds of quitting, clinicians across disciplines are reluctant to offer these individuals effective means by which to quit smoking. This disinclination is due, at least in part, to inadequate tobacco cessation training during degree education. The purpose of this qualitative study was to assess undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of a tobacco education intervention. Findings support the integration of tobacco education into undergraduate nursing curricula.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, 1111 Middle Drive, NU W417, Indianapolis, IN. Electronic address: rschwind@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Rhonda G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Schwindt
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, 1111 Middle Drive, NU E435, Indianapolis, IN. Electronic address: ammcneli@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McNelis
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis, IN. Electronic address: kalay@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN. Electronic address: mbentley@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bentley
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D064424:Tobacco Use