Tobacco Use Disorder and Smoking Cessation
Author: Dana Bartlett, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI
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Dana Bartlett, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI
Dana Bartlett is a professional nurse and author. His clinical experience includes 16 years of ICU and ER experience and over 20 years of as a poison control center information specialist. Dana has published numerous CE and journal articles, written NCLEX material, written textbook chapters, and done editing and reviewing for publishers such as Elsevier, Lippincott, and Thieme. He has written widely on the subject of toxicology and was recently named a contributing editor, toxicology section, for Critical Care Nurse journal. He is currently employed at the Connecticut Poison Control Center and is actively involved in lecturing and mentoring nurses, emergency medical residents and pharmacy students.
CE:
2.5
hours
Pharmacology: 0.5 hour
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South Carolina Information
Pharmacotherapeutics Credits: 0.5
Related to prescribing controlled substances: 0
Course Summary
A tobacco use disorder is diagnosed according to criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) and current research identifies tobacco patterns and severity of use that clinicians can reference when diagnosing and planning treatment. Medication and behavioral-based interventions such as direct provider to patient interaction, group therapy, specialized clinics, self-help interventions using educational resources and telephone resources or counseling are the mainstay of smoking cessation. Risk factors related to tobacco use, smoking cessation options and relapse prevention are discussed.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- Smoking And Tobacco Use In The United States
- Nicotine
- Pathophysiology Of Acute Nicotine Addiction
- The Definition And Diagnosis Of Tobacco Use Disorder
- Tobacco Withdrawal
- Smoking Cessation: Basic Principles
- Risks Of Smoking Cessation
- Beginning The Process Of Smoking Cessation
- Aids To Smoking Cessation
- Pharmacotherapy And Smoking Cessation
- Bupropion
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Varenicline
- Alternative Therapies For Smoking Cessation
- Acupuncture
- Hypnosis
- E-cigarettes
- Smoking Cessation: Failure And Success
- Summary