Smoking Cessation Flashcards
Smoking cessation in New Zealand follows the ABC model. What does ABC stand for?
A- ask about and document the clients smoking status/history
B - brief advice to try and encourage people to stop
C- cessation support. This is a combo of behavioural support and stop smoking medication. Help them access help, refer, provide cessation support to anyone who accepts it’s.
What are three forms of Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT)
Patches -come in varying strengths depending on how many cigarettes the client smokes per day . The patch is applied to a hairless part of skin and and contains nicotine which is dispersed.
Lozenges- can use up to 12 a day, suck the lozenge to release the nicotine, park it in the check and repeat the process 5 times for 15 mins.
Nicotine Gum-roll gum around in mouth until it is soft, bite on the gum to release the nicotine, it will taste peppery, park gum in cheek and repeat 5 times for 30 mins.
Why should someone in their twenties consider giving up smoking?
Not too late to reverse the effects, cilia can grow back, smell ,
What effect does smoking have on the lungs?
Smoking changes the airways in the lungs. The nicotine from cigarets destroys cilia so the dirt, pathogens ,ms mocking chemical and foreign particulars we breathe in are not filtered before entering the lungs. The build up of all these pathogens can cause respiratory diseases such as emphysema, lung cancer and chest infections.
