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The overarching goal of the academy was to fund, recruit, and train nurse \u201cChampions\u0027 to drive down the prevalence of tobacco use among people with mental health and substance use disorders. Using evidence-based research tools provided by the academy, the Champions were then charged with designing interventions for health care providers, clients, and students to address issues of tobacco dependence. Outcomes from the projects are discussed in this article.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022kwd-group\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022kwd\u0022\u003Esubstance-related disorders\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022kwd\u0022\u003Esmoking cessation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022section\u0022 id=\u0022sec-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-2\u0022\u003EIn late 2013, the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center provided funding for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) to establish a Smoking Cessation Virtual Nursing Academy. The overarching goal of the academy was to fund, recruit, and train nurse \u201cChampions\u201d to drive down the prevalence of tobacco use among people with mental health and substance use disorders. Using evidence-based research tools provided by the academy, the Champions were then charged with designing interventions for health care providers, clients, and students to address issues of tobacco dependence. Outcomes from the projects were presented at the APNA Annual Conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022section\u0022 id=\u0022sec-2\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\u0022\u0022\u003ESMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-3\u0022\u003EJennifer Armentrout, RN, Sharp Mesa Vista Psychiatric Hospital, San Diego, California, USA, presented the results of a pilot project that incorporated a tobacco cessation program into an existing recovery model at an adult outpatient psychiatric facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-4\u0022\u003EFor a 6-month period, the intervention, comprising material on tobacco use and healthy living, was delivered to about 300 patients by about 70 nurses and other health care providers. Physicians prescribed nicotine replacement therapy. Baseline and postintervention data were then compared. The variables assessed were tobacco use, understanding the importance of quitting, plans to reduce smoking, tools to stop smoking, and the biggest challenges when quitting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-5\u0022\u003EAt admission, 50% of patients desired to quit or reduce smoking, and 90% of them maintained this desire at discharge. Patients reported emotional and physical discomfort as the greatest barrier to quitting smoking, and the study highlighted the need to target this barrier and assist with coping strategies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-6\u0022\u003EErica D. Joseph, APRN, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, presented the results of a study on face-to-face, on-site tobacco cessation classes in conjunction with drug interventions in veterans. The study included 12 veterans who participated in these 1-hour classes over 6 weeks. The classes helped participants to identify and remove common smoking triggers, develop a stop-smoking action plan, practice behavioral and mental coping strategies, develop an exercise plan, and prevent smoking relapse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-7\u0022\u003EResults suggest that developing smoking action plans and identifying ways to prevent relapse assisted with smoking cessation and that holding the classes close to home increased the veterans\u0027 ability to access the program. Ms Joseph also recommended follow-up phone calls to program dropouts and monthly follow-up or support sessions for those who complete the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-8\u0022\u003EZim Okoli, PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, described a program to evaluate whether smokers with schizophrenia would benefit from cessation programs tailored specifically for them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-9\u0022\u003ETo date, 6 tobacco treatment specialists in the United States and Canada and 2 smokers with schizophrenia have been interviewed. The preliminary data suggest that while conventional smoking cessation programs do not meet the needs of those with schizophrenia, programs specific for schizophrenia may be detrimental to higher-functioning individuals by hindering their self-esteem. Dr Okoli concluded that there is a need to consider both the functional level and the particular diagnosis when tailoring tobacco cessation programs for those with mental illnesses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022section\u0022 id=\u0022sec-3\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\u0022\u0022\u003EEDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ON SMOKING CESSATION METHODS\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-10\u0022\u003ENicole Rozek-Brodrick, RN, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA, presented results of a study on incorporating a tobacco cessation program in the undergraduate and graduate nursing curriculum. The goal of the study was to increase students\u0027 knowledge of tobacco cessation strategies and comfort levels to discuss tobacco use among their patients with schizophrenia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-11\u0022\u003EThe treatment intervention included education about the 5 A\u0027s (ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange) and how to talk with specific populations of patients. It also provided information on community resources and how to assess various online webinars. All students completed a survey regarding their overall knowledge of tobacco use in their patient populations prior to the implementation of the intervention. \u003Ca id=\u0022xref-fig-1-1\u0022 class=\u0022xref-fig\u0022 href=\u0022#F1\u0022\u003EFigure 1\u003C\/a\u003E shows the baseline responses in the combined cohorts before the intervention, and \u003Ca id=\u0022xref-fig-2-1\u0022 class=\u0022xref-fig\u0022 href=\u0022#F2\u0022\u003EFigure 2\u003C\/a\u003E shows the changes in response after the intervention. More students reported higher scores on all survey questions after the intervention compared with baseline.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\u0022F1\u0022 class=\u0022fig pos-float  odd\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022highwire-figure\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022fig-inline-img-wrapper\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022fig-inline-img\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F1.large.jpg?width=800\u0026amp;height=600\u0026amp;carousel=1\u0022 title=\u0022Baseline Responses Prior to Program Implementation\u0022 class=\u0022fragment-images colorbox-load\u0022 rel=\u0022gallery-fragment-images-685012446\u0022 data-figure-caption=\u0022Baseline Responses Prior to Program Implementation\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022fragment-image\u0022 alt=\u0022Figure 1.\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F1.medium.gif\u0022\/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022highwire-figure-links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00220 first\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F1.large.jpg?download=true\u0022 class=\u0022highwire-figure-link highwire-figure-link-download\u0022 title=\u0022Download Figure 1.\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EDownload figure\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F1.large.jpg\u0022 class=\u0022highwire-figure-link highwire-figure-link-newtab\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EOpen in new tab\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00222 last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/highwire\/powerpoint\/15153\u0022 class=\u0022highwire-figure-link highwire-figure-link-ppt\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EDownload powerpoint\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022fig-caption attrib\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022fig-label\u0022\u003EFigure 1.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cp id=\u0022p-12\u0022 class=\u0022first-child\u0022\u003EBaseline Responses Prior to Program Implementation\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cq class=\u0022attrib\u0022 id=\u0022attrib-1\u0022\u003E\u201cStrongly disagree\u201d: responses across options, n = 0.\u003C\/q\u003E\u003Cq class=\u0022attrib\u0022 id=\u0022attrib-2\u0022\u003EMed, medical; Tx, treatment.\u003C\/q\u003E\u003Cq class=\u0022attrib\u0022 id=\u0022attrib-3\u0022\u003EReproduced with permission from N Rozek-Brodrick, RN.\u003C\/q\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022sb-div caption-clear\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\u0022F2\u0022 class=\u0022fig pos-float  odd\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022highwire-figure\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022fig-inline-img-wrapper\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022fig-inline-img\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F2.large.jpg?width=800\u0026amp;height=600\u0026amp;carousel=1\u0022 title=\u0022Responses After Program Implementation\u0022 class=\u0022fragment-images colorbox-load\u0022 rel=\u0022gallery-fragment-images-685012446\u0022 data-figure-caption=\u0022Responses After Program Implementation\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022fragment-image\u0022 alt=\u0022Figure 2.\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F2.medium.gif\u0022\/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022highwire-figure-links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00220 first\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F2.large.jpg?download=true\u0022 class=\u0022highwire-figure-link highwire-figure-link-download\u0022 title=\u0022Download Figure 2.\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EDownload figure\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/d282kpwvnogo5m.cloudfront.net\/content\/spmdc\/14\/44\/28\/F2.large.jpg\u0022 class=\u0022highwire-figure-link highwire-figure-link-newtab\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EOpen in new tab\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00222 last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/highwire\/powerpoint\/15154\u0022 class=\u0022highwire-figure-link highwire-figure-link-ppt\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EDownload powerpoint\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022fig-caption attrib\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022fig-label\u0022\u003EFigure 2.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cp id=\u0022p-13\u0022 class=\u0022first-child\u0022\u003EResponses After Program Implementation\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cq class=\u0022attrib\u0022 id=\u0022attrib-4\u0022\u003E\u201cStrongly disagree\u201d and \u201cdisagree\u201d: responses across options, n = 0.\u003C\/q\u003E\u003Cq class=\u0022attrib\u0022 id=\u0022attrib-5\u0022\u003EMed, medical; Tx, treatment.\u003C\/q\u003E\u003Cq class=\u0022attrib\u0022 id=\u0022attrib-6\u0022\u003EReproduced with permission from N Rozek-Brodrick, RN.\u003C\/q\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022sb-div caption-clear\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-14\u0022\u003EMs Rozek-Brodrick cited the short time frame for 2 of the cohorts as a limitation of the study. However, study strengths included the impact of the intervention on various groups of nursing students, the ability to gear educational needs to the specific student cohorts, and the fact that most of the students were receptive to learning the intervention.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-15\u0022\u003ELeigh Powers, DNP, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA, presented the results of a pilot project on educating advanced practice psychiatric nursing students to successfully implement a tobacco cessation program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-16\u0022\u003ETwo students participated in the pilot project. A smoking cessation module was created for online access that included educational materials (print and online readings, PowerPoint presentations, and case scenarios), as well as teaching and record-keeping tools. Students were also provided toolkits to use when educating their patients about smoking cessation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-17\u0022\u003EStudents were required to complete a short pre- and posttest related to the module material. They were also provided a checklist to review the quality and quantity of their encounters with their patients. The checklist included an assessment of the 5 A\u0027s and time spent on each area. \u003Ca id=\u0022xref-table-wrap-1-1\u0022 class=\u0022xref-table\u0022 href=\u0022#T1\u0022\u003ETable 1\u003C\/a\u003E shows the results of the pilot project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\u0022T1\u0022 class=\u0022table pos-float\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022table-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022callout\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EView this table:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022callout-links\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00220 first\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\u0022 class=\u0022table-expand-inline\u0022 data-table-url=\u0022\/highwire\/markup\/15155\/expansion?postprocessors=highwire_figures%2Chighwire_math%2Chighwire_inline_linked_media%2Chighwire_embed\u0026amp;table-expand-inline=1\u0022 html=\u00221\u0022 fragment=\u0022#\u0022 external=\u00221\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EView inline\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/highwire\/markup\/15155\/expansion?width=1000\u0026amp;height=500\u0026amp;iframe=true\u0026amp;postprocessors=highwire_figures%2Chighwire_math%2Chighwire_inline_linked_media\u0022 class=\u0022colorbox colorbox-load table-expand-popup\u0022 rel=\u0022gallery-fragment-tables\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EView popup\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u00222 last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/highwire\/powerpoint\/15155\u0022 class=\u0022highwire-figure-link highwire-figure-link-ppt\u0022 data-icon-position=\u0022\u0022 data-hide-link-title=\u00220\u0022\u003EDownload powerpoint\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022table-caption\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022table-label\u0022\u003ETable 1.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cp id=\u0022p-18\u0022 class=\u0022first-child\u0022\u003EResults of the Pilot Project\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022sb-div caption-clear\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-21\u0022\u003EThe 2 students assessed 89 patients over the semester and successfully implemented the educational component of the pilot project. The project was successful in enhancing provider knowledge of smoking cessation interventions and in recognizing areas for improvement in education of providers. Given the small sample size of the project, Dr Powers emphasized the need for future testing in a larger cohort of students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-22\u0022\u003EBridgette Vest, DNP, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, Virginia, USA, presented results of a program to educate nurses at a Veterans Affairs hospital. More than 50 providers among the nursing staff and the executive leadership were trained to use a clinical reminder system for tobacco use screening and treatment referrals; as well, tobacco cessation workbooks and training materials were provided in the acute and outpatient psychiatry settings. The primary assessment goal was the number of consults to the Tobacco Cessation Clinic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022p-23\u0022\u003EOverall, 977 clients were served, with interventions provided by \u0026gt; 60 nurses and other health care providers and case managers throughout the hospital. Dr Vest reported a 39% increase in consults in fiscal year (FY) 2014 from FY 2013; 72% of all consults for FY 2014 were delivered during the time frame of the intervention. Among the program\u0027s successes were the increased access to tobacco treatment for veterans and the increased smoking cessation among nurses and other employees. However, it was difficult to schedule face-to-face training, as the workload for the tobacco treatment team became overwhelming. 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