Author Question: Your client smokes three packs of cigarettes a day, and states that it is unlikely that he or she ... (Read 31 times)

moongchi · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Your client smokes three packs of cigarettes a day, and states that it is unlikely that he or she will have lung cancer. When you assess this client from the perspective of the Health Belief Model, which component is in force?

1. perceived susceptibility
2. perceived severity
3. perceived benefit
4. perceived barrier

Question 2

A nurse identifies that a smoker is in the action stage of behavioral change related to smoking cessation when the smoker is doing which of the following?

1. entertaining thoughts about quitting
2. actively trying to abstain from smoking for 2 weeks
3. experiencing continued smoking abstinence 8 months after quitting
4. being ready and open to advice about smoking cessation