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Brief Intervention on Nurses' Knowledge and Behavior Regarding Smoking Cessation
Jennifer Hughes1, Lynette S Smith, Dawn Garrett-Wright
1Jennifer Hughes, DNP, FNP-BC, is Family Nurse Practitioner, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. Lynette S. Smith, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, is Associate Professor, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. Dawn Garrett-Wright, PhD, PMHNP-BC, CNE, is Professor, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green.
Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
|September 7, 2018
Summary
Nurses lack training in smoking cessation education. While a brief intervention improved their knowledge and intentions, their actual patient education behavior did not change long-term.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Public Health
- Tobacco Control
Background:
- Limited nursing curricula cover smoking cessation education delivery.
- Nurses' practice settings often lack structured smoking cessation training.
- Effective smoking cessation interventions are crucial for public health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of a brief intervention on nurses' knowledge and behavior regarding smoking cessation education.
- To evaluate the long-term maintenance of nurses' knowledge and behavioral changes post-intervention.
- To identify barriers to implementing smoking cessation education in nursing practice.
Main Methods:
- A brief educational intervention was administered to nurses.
- Nurses' knowledge and self-reported behavior regarding smoking cessation education were assessed before and after the intervention.
- Knowledge and behavior were reassessed in their practice settings for long-term effects.
Main Results:
- The intervention significantly increased nurses' knowledge of smoking cessation education.
- Nurses reported increased intentions to deliver smoking cessation education.
- While knowledge was maintained long-term, behavioral changes did not align with intentions.
Conclusions:
- Brief interventions can enhance nurses' knowledge and intentions for smoking cessation education.
- A gap persists between nurses' intentions and actual delivery of smoking cessation education in practice.
- Further strategies are needed to translate increased knowledge and intentions into consistent clinical behavior.