An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her lifestyle and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret this behavior as which stage of Lewin's Change Theory?
a. Moving
b. Unfreezing
c. Action
d. Refreezing
ANS: B
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