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physician to talk to him or her about quitting. Encourage other nurses, respiratory care practitioners,
dietitians, physician assistants, and other health care providers to talk to smokers, also. Repetition of the
same no-smoking messages will encourage smokers to think more seriously about quitting smoking.
Document on the patient record or chart the person’s smoking history, desire to quit, and quit date. Use
notes in the planning portion of the record to prompt others to discuss stopping smoking with the patient.

b. Read again the passage above, and answer each question well.

1. How many stages of quitting smoking are there? Mention all of them.

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2. When are nurses called successful in their smoking intervention?
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3. What can be done by nurses to help them start thinking seriously about quitting smoking?
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4. In addition to giving the patients advice, what other measures can be taken by nurses to help them
stop smoking?
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5. What is the advantage of giving the smokers repeated no-smoking messages?
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6. What should be documented by the nurses during their smoking intervention with the patients?
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