Targeting Nicotine Addiction

Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Jun 1;22(3):243-244. doi: 10.1188/18.CJON.243-244.

Abstract

Smoking cessation remains a high priority in oncology nursing practice. That priority gained additional visibility in 2014 when the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) endorsed the tobacco position statement of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, emphasizing the potential for nurses to reduce adult and youth tobacco use.

Keywords: certification; e-cigarettes; nicotine dependence; nursing; regulation; smoking cessation.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nicotine / adverse effects*
  • Nurse's Role*
  • Oncology Nursing / methods*
  • Oncology Nursing / standards*
  • Smoking Cessation / methods*
  • Tobacco Use Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Tobacco Use Disorder / nursing*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Nicotine