Generalized Smoker Case Study

This essay is aimed to explore, analyse and discuss smoking in adults. Smoking is a public health issue as such is one of the major contributors to high mortality and ill-health in the adults which is preventable (Health and Excellence Care (NICE) (2012). The United Kingdom (UK) is known to have the highest number of people with a history of smoking among people with low socio-economic status (Scriven and Garman, 2006; Goddard and Green, 2005). Smoking is considered a serious epidemic in the UK and the National institute for Health and Excellence Care (NICE, 2012) stated that 28% of adults with low economic status are tobacco smokers compared with 13% of those with economic status or having professional

Pharmacists are health care professionals that work in their communities to raise the quality of life for the patients they serve. Pharmacists have been working at Consumer Values Stores (CVS) since their first doors opened in 1963. The company has since largely expanded and has become the second largest retail-pharmacy chain in the United States with more than 8,000 store nationwide. CVS is a billion dollar company and has since changed its corporate name to CVS Health along with becoming a leader in corporate social responsibility. The chain is going to great lengths to improve public health all over the country by doing such things as ceasing the sale of cigarettes in its stores and starting a nation-wide smoking cessation program called “We’re Tobacco Free”. CVS has also partnered with MinuteClinic to operate inside some of its stores.

With smoking kiosks in place, these make the ideal place to advertise for smoking cessation programs. This approach would work hand in hand to benefit the smoker.

This is 39 year old AAM. Patient is here with several complaints. Patient has no medical condition, or long term medications. Patient denies any other issues except as listed.

In 2007, Tennessee, one of the largest tobacco-producing state in the United States endorsed the Non-Smoker Protection Act (NSPA) that banned smoking in enclosed areas in Tennessee with some exceptions (“Information for Employers”, n.d.). The law went into effect on June 11, 2007 and municipalities had to observe it no longer than October 1, 2007. This law was enforced by the Tennessee Department of Health. In 2006, Tennessee ranked 5th in the highest percentage of current smokers among the 50 states (Bauer & L, 2008). The Tennessee legislature recognized smoking in public places as a public health problem,

On March 7, 1980, a teacher at Piscataway High School in Middlesex County, New Jersey found two girls smoking in the restroom of the high school. The defendant, a fourteen year old, high school freshman, who is referred to as T.L.O. along with her companion were sent to the Assistant Vice Principal Theodore Choplick’s office for violating the school rule of smoking in the restroom. During questioning T.L.O.’s companion admitted to smoking in the restroom and had violated the school’s rule. However, T.L.O. denied smoking in the restroom by stating that she does not smoke at all. Mr. Choplick asked T.L.O. to come into his private office and ordered to see the purse she was carrying. Upon opening the purse he found

This is 36 year old AAF. Patient reprots she has a history of seizure disorder, and currently taking carbamaaazepin 200 mg QID. Patient has NC Medicaid. Disusse with the patient to talk with ARMS Medicaid/Medicare Specialist. Patient was told to return to the clinic in 2 months for carbamazepine level. Also patient is to sign the consent for medical records from NC PCP. Patient reports generalized weekness and tireness, requestign elevator pass at her group home. Patient denies chest pain, SOB, n/V/D,or

Another adverse outcome followed by poor educational opportunity involves HPs often suffer from lack of proper communication skills especially when dealing with some nutritional problems with patients, whilst there is strong emphasis on appropriate communication in difficult circumstances, such as when breaking bad news, and when discussing sensitive issues, such as alcohol consumption, smoking or obesity (GMC, 2009). Within a Welsh smoking intervention study, most smokers stated that good practice involves using a respectful tone, sensitivity to the patient’s receptivity, understanding the patient as an individual, being supportive, and most frequently, not “preaching”, if doctors are raise the topic of smoking opportunistically (Butler

New York City Smoke Free is a policy focused, non-profit program. This program is one of the largest programs that Public Solutions offers. NYC Smoke Free focuses on the protection of New Yorkers’ health through tobacco control policy, advocacy and education. They provide their services through women, infants, children programs, nutrition programs, human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome programs and work directly with the communities. NYC Smoke Free provides communities with this program because they believe that the younger generation should not be interested in smoking and people who want to quit should have the support and resources. For this program to be successful, they work with other companies that have similar ideas. There are many resources in different locations, which helps people to have easy access. There are many people involved in this program that allow it to excel. Julia Cuthbertson is part of the Brooklyn community engagement for NYC Smoke Free. Edric Robinson is the Brooklyn youth engagement coordinator for NYC

In the observational research of the video The Smoking Fry parts one and two, the field researcher appeared to lack focus of purpose by not providing any criteria. Furthermore, components of this observation were removed prior to others, after the removed components had been presented as a comparison group. While the results of this video were visually provocative, the purpose stated was “how these items would break down in your body”, there was no connection made from the observation to how it breakdowns in my body. Thus, this observation lacked criteria for the generalization that was also missing from the observations. Additionally, triangulation with secondary research was also missing. Lastly, the title, The Smoking Fry, implies that the

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Cohen, E. L., Shumate, M. D., & Gold, A. (2007). Original: anti-smoking media campaign messages: theory and practice. Health Communication, 22(2), 91-102.

-The client made aware that it is not necessary to cease smoking before starting treatment

The study was carried out for a period of 3 months from September 2017 to November 2017. A questionnaire was developed. The researcher was trained to speak all the languages which are convenient to the participants to discuss with. The questionnaire included demographic details like age, gender, educational status and monthly income. Details of the habits such as duration of years and frequency were also included as the survey questions. Information on the prevalence of cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use, knowledge and attitudes about tobacco use, urge for smoking cessation and training received regarding patient counseling on smoking cessation techniques were also collected from the survey. The outcome variable was smoking status, classified into categories like the current smoker and former smoker. Current cigarette smokers were defined as those who had smoked cigarettes of 100 pieces on one or more days during the previous 30 days. Those who had been smokers before, but had stopped smoking at the time of the survey, were defined as ex-smokers/former smokers.

Today we see no country where there isn’t some percentage of people who smoke. The trend has spread widely over the years throughout the world. Smoking is a trend that did not start in the recent years but its history dates back to early 5026 BC. Surprisingly it was first used just for the medication purposes as opium was considered to have some medical properties. One of the reasons behind this wide spread of smoking tradition is the portrayal of smoking in movies and television, no doubt, this encouraged people to smoke and created a concept in young and immature minds that one looks cool when smokes. Many cigarette companies were successful in having a time for their product’s advertisement on television but with the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement in 1998 the tv adds for cigarette companies were banned.