Tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke remain the leading causes of preventable
death and disease in the United States and worldwide. Research demonstrates that nurses
and professional nursing organizations can make a significant difference in minimizing
this disease-burden caused by tobacco through nursing research, policy, practice,
and education. The American Academy of Nursing recommends that tobacco control receives
priority corresponding with the death and disease impact of tobacco use on nursing
research, education, health policy, and health care agenda. Actions are needed to
ensure that all nurses are prepared to implement evidence-based interventions to assist
tobacco users to quit and to support the implementation of tobacco control policies.
Employers of nurses and nursing schools need to ensure that access to tobacco dependence
treatment is provided to nurses and nursing students. Greater investment and focus
are needed to ensure equality in access to tobacco-dependence treatment as well as
equality and access to policies that protect against tobacco harms.
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