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Screening And Intervention Practices Of Family Nurse Practitioners For Smoking Tobacco Usage, Joseph H. Maness
Screening And Intervention Practices Of Family Nurse Practitioners For Smoking Tobacco Usage, Joseph H. Maness
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Smoking tobacco usage and it’s related health problems are a significant problem addressing the health care industry. Clients depend on primary health care provides to help identify potential health problems and to assist them in improving their health. The family nurse practitioner is in an ideal position to screen for smoking, and to intervene with those clients found to be at risk, to promote wellness within their client populations. Erikson, Tomlin and Swain’s theory o f Modeling, Role-Modeling served as the theoretical fi-amework for this research. This descriptive study explored the screening and intervention practices utilized by family nurse practitioners …
Outcomes Of A Teaching Intervention On College Cigarette Smokers, Jeanne Benson
Outcomes Of A Teaching Intervention On College Cigarette Smokers, Jeanne Benson
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Even though there has been a significant decrease in the number of adults who smoke in recent years, adolescents are initiating the habit at an alarming rate. Cigarette smoking is the number one preventable cause of death and illness in the United States. The purpose of this quasi experiment al pretest/posttest study was to explore the knowledge levels and attitudes of college students in Northeast Mississippi regarding cigarette smoking. The study was guided by two null hypotheses. The convenience sample consisted of 53 college students enrolled in a public community college in Northeast Mississippi. The Cigarette Smoking Questionnaire was utilized …