The nurse is assisting in the care of a patient with small cell lung cancer who regrets a long-term history of smoking and verbalizes a desire to stop smoking. Which intervention should the nurse recommend be included in the patient's plan of care?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Refer the patient for electroshock therapy.
b. Provide information related to smoking cessation.
c. Encourage the patient to establish short-term goals.
d. Discuss the patient's previous efforts to stop smoking.
e. Discuss the benefits of smoking cessation with the patient and family.
f. Inform the patient that smoking cessation at this point is not beneficial.
ANS: B, C, D, E
The patient with chronic lung disease who smokes can make a choice to smoke or to quit smoking. Providing patients with knowledge to make informed decisions empowers them to take control of their lives and reach for their greatest potential. Establishing short-term goals or self-care activities that allow them to participate or have small successes are important nursing actions that can increase self-esteem. Assessment of previous attempts to stop smoking is an important part of assisting the patient to choose effective health promotion strategies. F. Health promotion is possible and necessary at all levels of age or disability. A. Electroshock therapy is not used to promote smoking cessation.
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