When the community health nurse is examining barriers to successful behavioral change, the nurse identifies that there are no laws in the community that prohibit smoking in public areas,
which leads to increased smoking and increased risks to health related to secondhand smoke. The nurse believes that a possible solution is to advocate for a citywide bans on smoking in public locations. Which type of factor is affecting the behavior in the community?
A) Enabling factors
B) Predisposing factors
C) Reinforcing factors
D) Unrelated factors
Question 2
In order to evaluate a health program, which of the following should the community health nurse focus on when planning the program?
A) Measurement of goal attainment
B) Creation of objectives that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely.
C) Patient satisfaction
D) Measurement of consistency with standards
Barriers to change
Common Physical and Mental Health Problems of Different Cultural Groups
Nursing Interventions and Prochaska's Stages of Change
Climate Change
Functional foods are being used by some health care professionals
Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach