Nursing leadership in tobacco dependence treatment to advance health equity: An American Academy of Nursing policy manuscript

Anna M. McDaniel, Mary E. Cooley, Jeannette O. Andrews, Stella Bialous, Kelly Buettner-Schmidt, Janie Heath, Chizimuzo Okoli, Gayle M. Timmerman, Linda Sarna

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Abstract

Background: Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States and is a significant cause of health disparities. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to update the Tobacco Control policy paper published over a decade ago by the American Academy of Nursing's Health Behavior Expert Panel Tobacco Control subcommittee. Methods: Members reviewed and synthesized published literature from 2012 to 2024 to identify the current state of the science related to nurse-led tobacco dependence treatment and implications for nursing practice, education, and research. Findings: The results confirmed that nurse-led tobacco dependence treatment interventions are successful in enhancing cessation outcomes across settings. Discussion: Recommendations for nursing leaders include: promote tobacco dependence treatment as standard care, accelerate research on implementation of evidence-based treatment guidelines, reduce health disparities by extending access to evidence-based treatment, increase nursing competency in providing tobacco treatment, and drive equity-focused tobacco control policies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102236
JournalNursing Outlook
Volume72
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2024

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Keywords

  • Health equity
  • Policy
  • Tobacco dependence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing

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