TY - JOUR
T1 - Online Tobacco Cessation Education to Optimize Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses
AU - Amole, Jacques Jack
AU - Heath, Janie
AU - Joshua, Thomas V.
AU - McLear, Beth
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - This article presents an overview of an online education offering to improve standards of practice for nurses intervening with tobacco-dependent mentally ill populations. Designed as a pilot study and guided by the theory of reasoned action framework, the pretest-posttest educational program was conducted to examine attitudes and beliefs, knowledge, and intentions to integrate tobacco cessation interventions into practice. Although positive attitudes and beliefs were demonstrated, knowledge gaps continued to exist after the online program. Strengths and challenges ofthe online education offering are presented with recommendations for future research.
AB - This article presents an overview of an online education offering to improve standards of practice for nurses intervening with tobacco-dependent mentally ill populations. Designed as a pilot study and guided by the theory of reasoned action framework, the pretest-posttest educational program was conducted to examine attitudes and beliefs, knowledge, and intentions to integrate tobacco cessation interventions into practice. Although positive attitudes and beliefs were demonstrated, knowledge gaps continued to exist after the online program. Strengths and challenges ofthe online education offering are presented with recommendations for future research.
KW - Education
KW - Georgia
KW - Psychiatric and substance abuse patients
KW - Psychiatric mental health nurses
KW - Tobacco cessation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.10.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22289399
AN - SCOPUS:84856353131
SN - 0029-6465
VL - 47
SP - 71
EP - 79
JO - Nursing Clinics of North America
JF - Nursing Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -