Nursing Tobacco Interventions -- Training Program Introduction

Nursing Tobacco Interventions Program: What Will I Learn?

• How to screen for tobacco use and assess level of tobacco dependence and other information needed to counsel a patient who uses tobacco
• How to perform brief, motivational interventions for patients who are not interested in quitting tobacco
• How to perform brief, supportive interventions for patients who are interested in quitting tobacco
• How to select and recommend or prescribe pharmacotherapy to support a patient in quitting tobacco
• How to follow-up appropriately with patients who have had brief interventions for tobacco use or who have quit tobacco

You will have opportunity to practice these skills via interactive mini-case scenarios

You will have opportunity to take an optional, non-credit module on how to obtain Reimbursement for tobacco interventions.

Program Components

• Nursing Tobacco Interventions -- Part I: Screening and Brief Motivational Interventions
• Nursing Tobacco Interventions -- Part II: Counseling Tobacco Quitters, Pharmacotherapy, Followup and Practicing Clinical Skills
• Nurses and Tobacco Interventions -- Reimbursement (Non-Credit, Optional): How to Get Reimbursed for Providing Tobacco Interventions

An Opportunity to Practice Skills Learned: Part II includes a unique, interactive case format that gives a chance to practice skills and clinical decision making

Continuing Education Hours: 3 hours of DCBN credit for completing the training

Pricing: Currently available at no cost in exchange for answering a feedback survey after program completion