This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A female patient has been overweight for most of her life. She has tried dieting in the past and has ... (Read 25 times)

lracut11

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 536
on: Jul 22, 2018
A female patient has been overweight for most of her life. She has tried dieting in the past and has lost weight, only to regain it when she stopped dieting. The patient is visiting the weight loss clinic/health club because she has decided to do it.
 
  She states that she will join right after the holidays, in 3 months. Which stage is the patient displaying?
  a. Precontemplation
  b. Contemplation
  c. Preparation
  d. Action

Question 2

Upon completion of the assessment, the nurse finds that the patient has quit drinking and has been alcohol free for the past 2 years. Which stage best describes the nurse's assessment finding?
 
  a. Contemplation
  b. Maintenance
  c. Preparation
  d. Action


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

aadams68

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 317
Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
This patient is planning to make the change within the next 6 months and is in the contemplation stage. These stages range from no intention to change (precontemplation), to considering a change within the next 6 months (contemplation), to making small changes (preparation), to actively engaging in strategies to change behavior (action), to maintaining a changed behavior (maintenance).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Because the patient has been alcohol free for 2 years, the patient is in the maintenance stage. These stages range from no intention to change (precontemplation), to considering a change within the next 6 months (contemplation), to making small changes (preparation), to actively engaging in strategies to change behavior (action), to maintaining a changed behavior (maintenance).


lracut11

  • Member
  • Posts: 536
Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

FergA

  • Member
  • Posts: 352
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.

Did you know?

Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.

Did you know?

A serious new warning has been established for pregnant women against taking ACE inhibitors during pregnancy. In the study, the risk of major birth defects in children whose mothers took ACE inhibitors during the first trimester was nearly three times higher than in children whose mothers didn't take ACE inhibitors. Physicians can prescribe alternative medications for pregnant women who have symptoms of high blood pressure.

Did you know?

Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.

Did you know?

A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.

Life's Calendar Life's Calendar
Patient education Patient education
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density. Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.
Hepatitis B antigens and antibody in an acutely infected patient with recovery. Note the indicators ... Hepatitis B antigens and antibody in an acutely infected patient with recovery. Note the indicators ...
I Am The Bread of Life Suzanne Toolan with Lyrics Catholic Hymn Song Sunday 7pm Choir I Am The Bread of Life Suzanne Toolan with Lyrics Catholic Hymn Song Sunday 7pm Choir
Video: What is Reverse Osmosis?

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library