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Document Tobacco Cessation Efforts

  1. On the Social History - Tobacco template, expand the Efforts to Quit Tobacco panel.
  2. Select from the following options for Have you ever tried to quit using tobacco:
    • No/Never
    • Yes
    • Unknown
  3. Enter Tobacco type.
  4. To document that the client no longer smokes, enter the Month, Day, and Year (must be four digits) next to Quit.
  5. Click the Longest tobacco free field to enter the number of days, weeks, months, or years the client quit using tobacco.
  6. Enter the Cessation method.
  7. Type the reason in the Relapse reason field.
  8. Click Add to enter the information into the grid.
  9. To document your conversation about smoking cessation methods, click the Tobacco cessation discussed check box.
    The Tobacco Cessation Discussed template launches.
  10. Choose one of the following options:
    • Single select/Close - to make a single selection and close the template automatically
    • Multiple selection - to select multiple cessation methods and then click Save & Close.
    The selected Discussion type and Completion Date move to the History of Tobacco Cessation Discussions grid.