A Patient Needs to Make a Health-Related Behavior Change, and the Nurse

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient needs to make a health-related behavior change, and the nurse using the health beliefs model is working with the perceived severity factor.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) Assist the patient to identify the benefits associated with the wanted change.
• B) Help the patient determine the barriers that prevent changing this behavior.
• C) Illustrate some of the consequences of not changing the selected behavior.
• D) Inform the patient about the morbidity associated with current behavior.

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Definitions:

Reticular Formation

The reticular formation is a network of neurons located in the brainstem that is responsible for regulating wakefulness and sleep-wake transitions.

Corpus Callosum

The thick bundle of fibers connecting the cerebral hemispheres.

Broca's Area

A region in the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere of the brain, involved in language processing, speech production, and comprehension.

Frontal Lobes

The part of the human brain directly behind the forehead, associated with complex cognitive functions like decision making, problem-solving, and control of voluntary movement.