The APRN’s Effect on Women’s Health and the Use of Motivational Interviewing to Increase Knowledge around the Importance of Preventive Guidelines.

Sumar, a 26-year-old G2P0AB1, has found out that she’s pregnant. She goes to the free clinic in her area. Her first OB visit is two weeks away. She’s a G2P0AB1 26 year old woman. She came to the clinic with indigestion. The smell of smoke is strong. She says that she uses one pack a day. However, she claims to be smoking less since she began vaping.

What can an APRN do to improve the health and wellbeing of Sumar?

1. Sumar would need to be informed about the negative effects of smoking or vaping while pregnant. You can provide her with information from reliable and reputable sources, like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2. Assess Sumar’s readiness to quit smoking and vaping using the stages of change model. The model is useful for motivational interviews and identifying the most effective techniques to encourage Sumar’s positive behavior changes.
3. Sumar can be helped to create a quit plan that includes nicotine replacement therapy and behavioral therapy. Support from family and friends is also important. The use of motivational interviewing can increase Sumar’s motivation to quit smoking and vaping by exploring her personal reasons for quitting and how it would benefit her and her baby’s health.

What would the pros and con be of utilizing Sumar’s technique of motivational interviewing?

Pros:

• Sumar can benefit from motivational interviewing to identify her reasons for quitting smoking and vaping
• Sumar can help foster a relationship of collaboration between healthcare providers and Sumar.
• Sumar will be able to create a customized plan on how to stop smoking and vaping.
• Sumar can be empowered to take charge of her own health, and the unborn baby’s.

Cons:

• It can take a lot of time for medical providers to do motivational interviewing.
• Motivational Interviewing is not always effective for all healthcare professionals.
• In some cases, it may not work.

Test out with a colleague, friend, or family member the techniques related to motivational interviewing that you read in the last few weeks. What did you think of this experience? Are you able to see the benefits of becoming more familiar with this technique. What is your opinion?

Since I’m an AI-language model, it is impossible for me to share my personal stories. Research has found that using motivational interviewing with other healthcare professionals or peers can help increase confidence and comfort when using the techniques. Motivational interviewing has shown to have a positive impact on patient outcomes. This includes behavior changes, improved adherence to treatments, and overall better health. Consequently, becoming more familiar with the technique will lead to better patient outcomes and care.

Sources:

1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2018). Smoking and Women’s Health. Retrieved From https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/smoking-and-womens-health
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Smoking and tobacco use. Retrieved From https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/index.htm
3. Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change. Guilford press.