Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
Anna M. Hubbard
Abstract
AbstractVaping product use has gained popularity since the first device was marketed in the early 2000s. Use among the adolescent and teen populations has grown steadily to the point of becoming an epidemic. As the largest group of healthcare professionals, nurses have the most contact with patients in healthcare settings and are in the position of providing care and education to them. The purpose of this doctoral project was to increase knowledge of vaping product use as well as the growing number of e-cigarette- and vaping-associated lung injuries (EVALI) in the United States. A gap was identified in nurses’ knowledge in a local community hospital in Northern Illinois. The project was developed to answer the question of whether educating staff nurses on e-cigarettes and EVALI would lead to increased knowledge. The development of the project was based on the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) model. Twenty-seven nurses from intensive care and step-down and the intermediate and pediatric units initially chose to participate in the education. A 20-question presurvey using a survey from a prior study was developed to assess demographic information and knowledge of vaping and EVALI prior to the intervention; a 16-question postsurvey was administered after the education to assess knowledge. Twenty-seven nurses completed the presurvey and attended the education; however, 13 nurses completed the postsurvey. Results calculated using an unpaired t test showed that there was an increase in knowledge between 46% to 54% post survey. The findings of this project indicate that nurses can use evidence-based practices regarding vaping product use, risks, and dangers of vaping, as well as lung injury to educate patients. This knowledge has the potential to create positive social change in patient settings as well as in the community.
Recommended Citation
Imaoka, Dana Janette, "Educating Staff Nurses on E-cigarette and Vaping Associated Lung Injury" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 12398.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/12398
