ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses : smoking cessation

Does Your Résumé Say 'Non-Smoker'?

Valerie Newitt — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:39:00 GMT

"Smokers Need Not Apply." That sign was theoretically hoisted by the human resources department at St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley one year ago. The network consists of five hospitals and some 7,000 employees serving...(read more)

Why Is It So Tough to Quit Smoking?

Valerie Newitt — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:08:00 GMT

Smoking is a lousy, smelly, costly habit. Even worse, cigarette packs come lined with the foil of disease -- think emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, COPD, and more. We all know smoking is bad for us. So do patients. Education is available and anti-smoking...(read more)

Leading by Example: Obama Kicks the Habit

Valerie Newitt — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:25:00 GMT

That old contradictory adage, "Do as I say, not as I do," doesn't cut it when it comes to helping people stop smoking. In 2009 President Barack Obama signed into law anti-smoking legislation aimed at keeping young Americans from the grip of nicotine....(read more)