Keywords

e-cigarettes, e-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury, EVALI, vaping, lung injury

Authors

1. Huey, Sally DNP, FNP-BC
2. Tierney, Catherine DNP, ACNP-BC
3. Granitto, Margaret MS, ANP-BC, CNL
4. Brien, Lori DNP, ACNP-BC

Abstract

Abstract: Youth e-cigarette use was declared a national epidemic in 2018. This article discusses e-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) and highlights the unique role nurses can have as advocates, patient educators, and champions of health promotion and disease prevention for their patients and families.