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The 5 A's Quick Reference Guide
For a 15-minute counseling session
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Determine client's current smoking status 1. Ask: identify each client's smoking status at each visit |
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Review smoking associated risks (for fetus, infant, and mother) 2. Advise: strongly urge tobacco users to quit |
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Review how to maintain current non-smoking behaviors 3. Assess: determine client's willingness to quit |
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Provide self-help manuals and pamphlets 4. Assist: aid the client in her cessation attempt |
Note smoking status in chart
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Review status throughout pregnancy and support any positive changes the patient has made 5. Arrange: schedule follow-up contact |
Be careful not to measure success of the program by how many women quit smoking, rather by how effectively your office has implemented the Five A's smoking cessation method.
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