A nurse is using the health belief model to help a client improve life

A nurse is using the health belief model to help a client improve lifestyle choices. Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement? (Select all that apply.)

a. Conduct an ongoing public information campaign to motivate people to take action
b. Emphasize how important it is to change behavior immediately
c. Examine the individual’s perceptions of his or her health in relation to current lifestyle behavior choices
d. Review how lifestyle changes can reduce risk and improve the client’s life
e. Share statistics regarding the probability of health problems and their seriousness if action is not taken
f.
Use communication channels to send reminders of action currently needed

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ANS: C, D, E, F
An effective way to evoke action begins with examining the individual’s perceptions of his or her health and current lifestyle choices so education to change perceptions can occur. Sharing information regarding the probability of illness or perceived susceptibility and using communication channels to serve as cues to action may both be motivating. Similarly, reviewing how lifestyle changes can reduce risk and improve life may change the person’s perception of the benefits of acting. Unfortunately, although people have to know what to do and how to do it before they can take action, information alone will not motivate people to act. Continued harassment, as in emphasizing how important it is for people to act, also is not motivating.