Know the appropriate questions to ask patients when providing tobacco cessation counseling?
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Have the skills needed to counsel for an addiction?
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Can provide motivation to patients who want to quit?
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Have the skills to monitor and assist patients throughout their quit attempt?
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Have the skills to assist patients who seem to be in a hurry?
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Have sufficient therapeutic knowledge of the pharmaceutical products for tobacco cessation?
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Know when a referral to a physician is appropriate?
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Can create consumer awareness of why patients should be asked questions about tobacco use?
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Can sensitively suggest tobacco cessation to patients who use tobacco?
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Are able to provide adequate counseling when time is limited?
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Can help patients learn how to cope with situations or triggers that might lead them to relapse back to using tobacco?
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Can counsel patients who are not interested in quitting?
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