Abstract

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. An estimated 40 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012), furthermore, nearly seventy percent of adults that smoke want to quit (World Health Organization [WHO], 2011). Unfortunately, pregnant women make up part of this tobacco using population. Women Infants and Children (WIC) clinics are located all over the United States and attempt to help women and their children from a low socio-economic status (SES) with nutrition and overall well-being. Since smoking during pregnancy leads to multiple preventable complications, it is of vital importance that nurses are able to assess and refer clients' to appropriate cessation resources (Tobacco Free Kids, 2015). The PICOT question for this scholarly project is: For the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nurses at the Livingston County Public Health Department, does the implementation of a "brief intervention and referral to treatment" training program and staff mentoring lead to improved knowledge, confidence and increased rates of performing brief interventions with clients and an increased number of tobacco interventions provided to women who smoke?

Author Details

Melissa D. Myers, DNP, RN, CNE, CPN, Associate Professor

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Smoking, Smoking Cessation Interventions, Smoking Cessation Counseling, Women and Doctoral Study, Women Health, Doctoral Dissertation

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Unknown

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Chamberlain University

Degree Year

2017

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Review Type

Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2017-11-30

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