Smoking cessation therapy is preceded by the change from nicotine cigarettes to electronic ones. The researchers address the mentioned PICOT question by emphasizing the empirical data pieces of evidence (Dorner, 2020). Based on the practical experiments, the changes in the patients’ vascular health using nicotine and electronic cigarettes are improved within one-month time period (Donnan et al., 2019). Applying electronic cigarettes during smoking cessation therapies is efficient only for a short-term period (Dorner, 2020). Such cigarettes are proved to cause “follow-ups” usage and a higher level of dependence from the long-term perspective (Dorner, 2020). The usage only of electronic cigarettes is efficient compared to when people use both types of cigarettes. It is estimated to be more potentially dangerous from the perspective (Ambrose et al., 2018). Considering the smoking cessation therapies, electronic cigarettes are more efficient leaving less toxic and prehensile constituents (Ambrose et al., 2018). As a result, physiological dependence is lower when people use electronic cigarettes.
The mentioned articles involve the practical experimental data meta-analysis. Evidence-based implementation of the particular hypothesis can be efficiently used in clinical practices. First of all, the analysis of the existing examples of evidence-based issues can contribute to providing a more qualitative assessment of the patients’ case and choosing the appropriate treatment strategy. In terms of the smoking cessation therapies, the gained knowledge can be efficiently used in selecting the individual treatment strategy (Ambrose et al., 2018). Nursing practitioners should rely on evidence-based implementation in their practices to improve the quality of treatment and make rational decisions. The avoidance of medication errors and the general improvement of patients’ safety can be achieved through the implementation of evidence-based practices.
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