| Autor: |
Danielle Pittala, Susan Bartos |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 71-74 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2573-7643 |
| DOI: |
10.18061/bhac.v4i2.7651 |
| Popis: |
Background: Research suggests that there is a gap in knowledge of healthcare workers and graduate healthcare students on tobacco and e-cigarette use (Franks, Hawes, McCain, & Payakachat, 2017). These products are proving to be more addictive and contain more nicotine than traditional cigarette products. Furthermore, there is a difference in the way providers must assess patients for tobacco versus electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, as language plays an important role in how individuals identify as e-cigarette or traditional cigarette users (Young-Wolff et al., 2017). Although these products are new and long-term effects remain unknown, evidence suggests these products do affect overall health. Aim: The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge of graduate nursing students at Fairfield University on tobacco and e-cigarette use. Methods: Sixty-five participants were recruited from the Fairfield University graduate nursing program. Students completed a consent form followed by a pretest that contained 10 survey questions in a true or false format. An educational session was then conducted and followed by the same survey as a posttest. Data was analyzed with SPSS. Results: The mean pretest score was 61.8% and the mean posttest score was 78.8%. A paired sample t-test revealed a p-value of |
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