1.2 Significance to nursing
According to Vries et al. favorable outcomes have been found, when smoking cessation interventions were implemented
by specifically trained health care professionals [6]. Care priorities emphasize patient and family education, patient
participation in their self-care, promotion of optimal health, provisions of continually competent care, facilitation of entry
into the health care system, and the promotion of a safe environment [7]. Counseling by a trained provider lasting only 5-15
min is associated with modest but clinically significant effects on cessation rates for pregnant women [3]. A recent study by
Petersen et al. (2010) showed that interventions for smoking cessation in pregnant women was viewed as an “eye-opener”
for questioning normative smoking behaviors in their communities and “door-opener” for enabling behavioral change by
increasing faith in the health system and excitement about the pregnancy [8]. This integrative review will provide the health
care providers with background information about interventions that promote the cessation of smoking during pregnancy.