The nurse meets with patients who quit smoking,or are planning to quit.Which statement made by a patient would lead the nurse to conclude that that patient is in the maintenance stage of change?

A) "I haven't smoked in 2 weeks, but I have to constantly resist the urge to light a cigarette."
B) "I don't even think about cigarettes anymore. I really don't miss smoking."
C) "Each day I don't smoke, I put money that I would have spent in a jar to pay for a vacation."
D) "I am chewing gum and eating carrot sticks to keep myself from lighting a cigarette."

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Danial Saleem · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C , Explanation :  The patient who has changed the behavior and is rewarding and reinforcing ongoing success by putting money in a jar to pay for vacation is demonstrating the maintenance stage.A patient who no longer thinks about cigarettes and doesn't miss smoking is in the termination stage; there is little risk of relapse.A patient who has implemented the plan to quit smoking but still requires considerable time and energy to maintain the change is in the action stage (i.e.,I haven't smoked in 2 weeks ... and I am chewing gum and eating carrot sticks ...).

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