Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy Case Study April 1‚ 2012 Abstract Women who smoke is one of the major causes of adverse outcomes for babies. Many damaging effects are due to mothers who smoke compared to mothers who did not. Encouraging and educating women early of the dangers of the detrimental effects of smoking during pregnancy will help reduce the number of complications and increase the health for both mother and baby. By conducting studies and evaluating these methods will allow
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Advanced Nurse Practitioner (APN). The applicability of operating a private practice using the APN is that over the next several years‚ more states will begin allowing APN’s to have more independence in their licensure so that operating a private practice‚ with full autonomy‚ will come to fruition. Currently‚ there are only a few states which allows APN’s with full prescribing privileges‚ although this number is rising. However‚ there are other states where the APN can only diagnosis and provide
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Tobacco Author And Page Information • by Anup Shah • This Page Last Updated Wednesday‚ July 02‚ 2008 • This page:http://www.globalissues.org/article/533/tobacco. • To print all information e.g. expanded side notes‚ shows alternative links‚ use the print version: o http://www.globalissues.org/print/article/533 Tobacco and smoking have a number of negative effects: • Tobacco smoking kills • Tobacco exacerbates poverty • Tobacco contributes to world hunger by
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of gender differences in smoking cessation success Smoking remains the world’s leading preventable cause of death‚ killing 6 million people annually worldwide accounting for 20% of male’s deaths and 5% of female’s deaths (WHO‚ 2011). It is a major contributor in the development of many diseases including‚ COPD‚ lung cancer and cardiovascular disease; and places women at a greater overall risk for disease than men. Therefore promoting and sustaining smoking cessation is very significant in the promotion
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2013 Why Tobacco Is Bad Cigarettes‚ cigars‚ and pipe tobacco are made from dried tobacco leaves‚ as well as ingredients added for flavor and to make smoking more pleasant. The smoke from these products is a complex mixture of chemicals produced by the burning of tobacco and its additives. The smoke is made up of more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including over 60 known to cause cancer (carcinogens). Some of these substances cause heart and lung diseases too‚ and all of them can be deadly. Tobacco smoke also
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Philosophy and Theory in APN Practice Michelle Marroquin McNeese State University Introduction Nursing is a unique discipline that calls for a special type of person to give compassionate care. Nursing utilizes the nursing process of assessment‚ diagnosis‚ planning‚ implementation‚ and evaluation for the purpose of improving the patient’s health. As the nurse increases her experience and advances her education‚ the ideas of philosophy and applying theory to practice become more relevant
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distribution‚ and reproduction The health effects of smoking are the circumstances‚ mechanisms‚ and factors of tobacco consumption on human health. Epidemiological research has been focused primarily on cigarette tobacco smoking‚[1] which has been studied more extensively than any other form of consumption.[2] Tobacco is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally.[3] Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart‚ liver and lungs‚ with smoking being a major risk factor
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Running head: SMOKING CESSATION Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women Maureen Walker Sinclair Community College Nursing 230 – 02 Smoking during pregnancy causes long term effects on the unborn child. More than 10% of pregnant women smoke in the United States today (American Cancer Society‚ 2007)‚ and in some geographical areas that number is as high as 39% (Bailey‚ 2006). Managing smoking cessation during the prenatal period is a challenge that health practitioners are faced with
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Chewing Gutkha Gutkha can well be defined as a devil in disguise. Promoted as a mouth freshener‚ this betel nuts and tobacco preparation is designed to release a chemical reaction that makes it an addictive proposition. However‚ most consumers believe that the blended spices and seasonings do not make it as a harmful product! But‚ the truth remains that gutkha; just as any other tobacco product is very addictive and injurious to health. Gutkha has been proved to be carcinogenic‚ The Effects if Gutkha
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of tobacco as well as enhanced its cessation techniques through the use of medication and researched programs. Despite these advancements smoking has continued to be a detrimental problem to the American public. According to the CDC‚ “about 1‚000 persons younger than 18 years of age begin smoking on a daily basis.” 1 Many of the cessation programs directed at youths are still young and creating names for themselves. As a result of all the research that has been done regarding the cessation programs
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