Targeted Education for School Staff on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Nurse Led Intervention

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      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      8
    • Education Level:
      Junior High Schools
      Middle Schools
      Secondary Education
      High Schools
    • Subject Terms:
      Smoking; Health Education; Health Behavior; Prevention; School Nurses; Intervention; Adolescents; Middle School Students; High School Students; Teacher Education; Staff Development; Educational Needs; Advertising; Knowledge Level; Public Health; Epidemiology
    • Subject Terms:
      Wisconsin
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/10598405211043127
    • ISSN:
      1059-8405
      1546-8364
    • Abstract:
      There is a public health epidemic in adolescents' use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDSs), also known as electronic cigarettes, vaping products, or JUULs. However, little is known about the level of knowledge school staff have about ENDS. The purpose of this study is to examine outcomes of a nurse-led educational intervention designed to increase school staff knowledge about ENDS. A descriptive, nonrandomly selected pre-test/post-test design was used with 125 Wisconsin school staff. Results revealed further educational needs of school staff in content areas including advertising to youth and flavoring of ENDS. Following the educational intervention, post-test results showed a significant overall improvement in participant knowledge scores. Recommendations include implementing nurse-led education about ENDS to a more diverse population of school staff. Providing nurse-led ENDS education to school staff offers an upstream, proactive approach for school nurses to help address this public health epidemic.
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    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1416220