Because of the serious detrimental effects of smoking, education about quitting smoking is a priority for nursing interventions when caring for patients who smoke. Major organizations that emphasize the role of nurses in helping patients quit smoking include the American Nurses Association, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
You have been charged with developing a Quick Facts Information Sheet on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults.
You start with the following information below: what else do you believe would be important to include in your one page FLYER.
What Are E-cigarettes?
· E-cigarettes are electronic devices that heat a liquid and produce an aerosol, or mix of small particles in the air.
· E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid.
· Some e-cigarettes look like regular cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Some look like USB flash drives, pens, and other everyday items. Larger devices such as tank systems, or “mods,” do not look like other tobacco products.
· E-cigarettes are known by many different names. They are sometimes called “e-cigs,” “e-hookahs,” “mods,” “vape pens,” “vapes,” “tank systems,” and “electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).”
· Using an e-cigarette is sometimes called “vaping.”