Nursing strategies for smoking cessation

The purpose of this article is to provide the staff nurse with an overview of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Smoking Cessation guideli nes. The authors outline the practical components of the guidelines to enab le nurses in any clinical setting to implement various smelting cessation s trategies according to individual patient needs. Treatment options, includi ng behavioral modification and a comprehensive review of pharmacological th erapy, are discussed.