The Nurse Cautions Clients with ALS and Their Families to Be

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse cautions clients with ALS and their families to be aware that (Select all that apply)

• A) activities should be spaced throughout the day.
• B) clients experience incontinence, an early cause of falling.
• C) cognition will usually decline late in the disease.
• D) muscle weakness may cause a risk for injury.

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Definitions:

Theory of Reasoned Action

A psychological theory that posits individuals' behavioral intentions and actions are influenced by their attitudes towards the behavior and the subjective norms surrounding it.

Subjective Norms

Subjective Norms refer to an individual's perception of whether people important to them think they should perform a behavior. This concept plays a crucial role in theories of behavioral intention.

Norms

Informal understandings that govern the behaviors of members of a society, guiding what actions are considered acceptable or not.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental unease felt when possessing two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes.