The primary focus of the health belief model of health promotion is addressed when the nurse
a. accompanies the assisted living residents on a walk before dinner.
b. asks a senior citizens' group what health screening they want to have.
c. plans a program on cooking diabet-ic-friendly meals in cooperation with a dietician.
d. asks the patient if he believes smoking puts him at risk for lung cancer.
D
The health belief model, which was developed to determine the likelihood of an individual's par-ticipation in health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention services, includes as-sessing an individual's perception of his or her susceptibility to developing an illness. Asking the patient about beliefs related to tobacco use and health is an activity that falls within this model. The other activities do not.
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