Quality Improvement Project to Improve Screening for Tobacco Use in Adolescent Inpatients at a Children's Hospital

• Main Authors: Lauren A. Wagner (Author), Adolfo L. Molina (Author), Karisa Grizzle (Author), Meghan E. Hofto (Author), Lauren B. Nassetta (Author), Mary M. Orr (Author), Nichole Samuy (Author), Erinn O. Schmit (Author), Cassi Smola (Author), Kathleen F. Harrington (Author), Susan C. Walley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tobacco use begins in adolescence for the majority of smokers. The purpose of this study was to increase screening and reporting of tobacco use in hospitalized adolescents at a tertiary care children’s hospital. We completed a nursing focus group to understand challenges and completed four...