Smoking prevalence among qualified nurses in the Republic of Ireland and their role in smoking cessation

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-236

  O'Donovan, Geraldine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health Promotion; Ireland; Nurses' Role; Smoking Ban; Smoking Prevalence; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 65649130819     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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