Smoking and Nurses in NEW ZEALAND - ASH

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4.1.8 Workplace smokefree policyAlmost all nurses (98%) knew what the smokefree policy is in their workplace, with the majority of workplacesbeing smokefree (88%). Most nurses (96%) said that they support their workplace smokefree policy. Eightpercent of current smokers (n=2) state that they did not support their policy, compared to 4% of both ex- andnever-smokers. Seventy five percent said they are required to enforce their smokefree policy (for instance askpeople not to smoke or to smoke elsewhere). They reported support from the community, hospital legislationand policy, employers and business partners, management and other staff including designated smokefreestaff, nurses (senior nurses, occupational health nurses), health promoters, practice GPs, security andorderlies. Smokefree signage and a policy of employing non-smokers only were included in support.There were comments about the undesirability of staff and patients smoking in view, outside (n=2).Nineteen percent of those who reported having to enforce smokefree policy indicated that they did not havesupport to do so. There were written comments about the difficulty of managing stressed clients and peoplewith mental illness (n=1) and abuse when asking patients and visitors to smoke in designated areas (n=1)✜ 4.2 Census resultsFourteen percent of nurses identified as regular smokers in the 2006 Census. Males (19%) smoked morethan females (13%) (see Table 5; Figure1).✜ Table 5: Nurse smoking status by gender, 2006 census*Female Male Totalsmokers smokers smokersn (%) n (%) n (%)Current smoker 4023 13.4 465 19.0 4488 13.8Ex smoker 7965 26.6 768 31.4 8733 26.9Never smoker 17976 60.0 1215 49.6 19191 59.2Total 29964 2448 32412*Excludes “other” (“other” includes Don't Know, Refused to Answer, Unidentifiable, Outside Scope and Not Stated).22ASH-KAN AOTEAROA: ASSESSMENT OF SMOKING HISTORY, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF NURSES IN NEW ZEALAND
✜ Figure 1: Nurse smoking status by gender, 2006 census706050Percent4030MenWomen20100Current Ex smoker Neversmoker smokerIn 1976, 49% and 36% of male and female nurses smoked respectively (Hay, 1984). The 1996 New Zealandcensus showed that the nurse smoking prevalence had decreased to 18% overall (27% in males and 18% infemales) (Hay, 1998). Smoking prevalence further declined to 14% in 2006 (see Figure 2).✜ Figure 2: Census trends, prevalence of nurse smoking by gender6050Percent403020MalesFemales10019701980 1990 2000 2010Year1976, 1981, 1996 data: Hay, 1998; 2006 data: Statistics New ZealandASH-KAN AOTEAROA: ASSESSMENT OF SMOKING HISTORY, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF NURSES IN NEW ZEALAND 23
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