Stop Smoking Practitioner Programme

STOP SMOKING PRACTITIONER PROGRAMME

(Unit standards 27504, 27505, 27506, 27507 22 credits)

(Towards New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing(Level 3) Support Work, 70 Credits)

Task One: Stop smoking medicines

You need to provide some details to make sure you are able to assist your clients with Stop Smoking Medicines currently available in New Zealand. These include Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and three prescription only medicines. You can find the information in the online module or numerous other online resources or in NTS Handbook for Stop Smoking Medicines included in your programme manual.

Complete the chart below with the details requested.

Your first and last name:
Your email address:
The date you did this assessment:
1. You need to provide some brief comments about the characteristics of three different stop smoking medicines available in New Zealand. Write down some different facts and details for each. Bullet points are OK. The characteristics might be things like the types, costs, sources, doses, actions, effectiveness and side effects. They may be other characteristics or details you are aware of too. Complete the chart below. You will see you need to discuss three different stop smoking medicines. Two are provided and the third one you can choose yourself. (27504 3.2)
Varenicline (Champix)
What type of medicine is this?
What is the cost of this treatment?
Where does a client get this treatment? What is the source?
What doses are used in the treatment with this medicine?
What actions are needed with the treatment?
Describe the effectiveness of the treatment.
Describe the side effects of the treatment.
Add any other details about this medicine.
Bupropion (Zyban)
What type of medicine is this?
What is the cost of this treatment?
Where does a client get this treatment? What is the source?
What doses are used in the treatment with this medicine?
What actions are needed with the treatment?
Describe the effectiveness of the treatment.
Describe the side effects of the treatment
Add any other details about this medicine.
Which other medicine will you describe?
What type of medicine is this?
What is the cost of this treatment?
Where does a client get this treatment? What is the source?
What doses are used in the treatment with this medicine?
What actions are needed with the treatment?
Describe the effectiveness of the treatment.
Describe the side effects of the treatment.
Add any other details about this medicine.
2. Now that you have discussed the different medicines, you need to provide some brief comments about three different evidence-based treatments available in New Zealand. Bullet points are OK. You will see you need to discuss three different smoking cessation treatments.
(27504 3.2)
Telephone Support (like Quitline)
Cost of treatment.
Source of treatment.
Number of contact times in the treatment.
Actions needed with the treatment.
Effectiveness of the treatment.
Advantages of this treatment
Disadvantages of this treatment
One to one Support
Cost of treatment.
Source of treatment.
Number of contact times in the treatment.
Actions needed with the treatment.
Effectiveness of the treatment.
Advantages of this treatment
Disadvantages of this treatment
Group Support
Cost of treatment.
Source of treatment.
Number of contact times in the treatment.
Actions needed with the treatment
Effectiveness of the treatment
Advantages of this treatment
Disadvantages of this treatment

Summary

Please save the document using the following:

FIRST NAME LAST NAME Task One e.g. TUI BROWN Task One

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