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CS25
Helping Kick The Habit…“The Quit For Life” Program
By: R. Diehl, C. Erickson, & M. Mehlbrech; VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA
For further information, please contact: mmehlbrech@mcvh-vcu.edu
Purpose: A retrospective review of medical records of patients admitted to our cardiac unit revealed a deficiency in tobacco dependence assessment and cessation education. With tobacco assessment and cessation education an important aspect of clinical care as well as a priority for the JCAHO, a clinical nurse developed and implemented a “Quit for Life” tobacco cessation program. This program allows the staff to develop a greater knowledge of tobacco cessation education as well as enhance the clinical care provided to our patients.
Description: The “Quit for Life” program includes a team of tobacco dependence cessation nurses, a tobacco dependence admission assessment form, a patient identification system using smiley face magnets to identify patients ready to quit and smiley face pins to identify patients who received cessation education, a tobacco dependence cessation educational packet, individualized one on one counseling and a follow-up phone call for support. In an effort to help newer nurses become involved in patient education and quality assurance, this group of twelve nurses developed the “Quit for Life” team. The chair, an experienced clinical nurse, organized a group to develop the goals of the program and educated each member on tobacco dependence cessation using “Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence In Hospitalized Smokers” produced by the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention University of Wisconsin Medical School. The rest of the staff was then educated on how the program would work and how they could contribute to its success.
Evaluation/Outcomes: Retrospective medical record reviews now reveal that 100% of patients admitted to the cardiology unit are assessed for tobacco dependence and smoking cessation education is documented including both the patient’s readiness to learn and preferred method of learning. The staff nurses on the “Quit for Life” team continue to be energized about the program and orient new staff to the program.
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