Outcomes are reported from an analysis of a national webbased survey that explored the smoking behaviours and attitudes to smoking cessation held by 410 Māori registered and student nurses, as well as other health workers. The overall prevalence rate for smoking was 21.5% – 32% for Māori nursing students and 20% for Māori nurses. Among smokers, 75% of nurses smoke <10 cigarettes per day, 84% smoked outside their homes, and almost 20% indicated they were considering quitting within the next month. The majority who had attempted to, or had, quit did not use the range of smoking cessation interventions available. Māori nurses see the value in smoking cessation for improving their own and other’s health, although many did not necessarily see themselves as effective in supporting Māori with smoking prevention and cessation.
