No smoking policy

[asher315]

Today, my hospital went "no smoking" any where in the hospital or on the grounds (not even in your car). It is now a state law that all hospital s are "smoke-free". I think it's great, but I don't smoke. Some of the staff do and alot of our pts do. We will have orders for nicotine patches as needed for pts. But I was wondering how many other hospitals are going smoke-free and how they are handling the changes.

I remember at my first job, the nurses could smoke in the break room and pts could smoke in the rooms (w/o O2 of course). The times they are a-changing!

[togo]

I too agree that there should not be any smoking in or just outside the hospital. I also agree that your car is your property and if you want to smoke in it then that is your decision.

I am a smoker and in the process of quitting so my opinion may be a little biased but I don't feel that it is at all fair to take someone's freedom of choice away. Like I said before, I understand the reasons that there would be no smoking in or around the hospital but what you do in your own car is your business.

I agree that this policy is going to in a way force a lot of people to quit and I guess that could be a good thing for their health, but not as good for their self dignity.

Iagree that smoking should not be allowed in the hospital, safety is a big concern. The hospital I work in had a serious event related to a patient smoking in her room, she was wearing 02 and when she lit he cigarette flames caught her and her bed on fire, an nurse was injured trying to save the patient and contain the fire, the end result of this incident the patient died. So I think no smoking is a good policy. Joyce McCann.

[truern]

I'm sorry, but no amount of mouthwash, gum, mints, heck dynamite, will get rid of that smell. I think it's disrespectful, to say the least, to subject patients to it.