10 which of these behaviors is most likely changeable

10. Which of these behaviors is most likely
changeable?
A) Smoking cessation among a group of people
who have smoked for 20 or more years
B) Smoking cessation at a work place where
smoking is common and deeply imbedded
C) Smoking cessation in a school for students
who have only recently started smoking
D) Smoking cessation in a public environment
where cigarettes are openly sold and persons are allowed to smoke
Ans: C
Feedback:
The behaviors that are easiest to change include those that are still in the developmental
stage and have only recently been established (as would students who have only recently started
smoking and not among a group of people who have each smoked for 20 or more years or at a
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work place where smoking is common); are not deeply imbedded in cultural patterns or lifestyle
(not in a workplace where smoking is deeply imbedded nor in a public environment where
cigarettes are openly sold and persons are
allowed to smoke).
11. The community health nurse is identifying factors that would influence behavior change.
Which of the following would the nurse
identify as enabling factors?
A) Attitudes of the target population
B) Knowledge of the family of the target
population
C) Availability of resources
D) Values of the authority figures
Ans: C
Feedback:
Enabling factors include the availability of resources, the accessibility of resources, laws,
and government support for the health behaviors or for the health program, as well as skills.
Predisposing factors include the knowledge, beliefs, values, attitudes, and confidence of the
target population that influence their behavioral choices.
Reinforcing factors include the knowledge, values, beliefs, and attitudes of the family and friends
of the target population. It also includes authority figures such as teachers or managers, as well
as agency and community decision makers, as these individuals also influence the target
population. These factors must be addressed as they can interfere with successful behavioral
change and create
barriers to behavioral change.
12. 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
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