A patient states, "I will avoid social situations where people are drinking alcohol so I am not tempted to start drinking again." The nurse assesses the patient to be in which stage of change?
a. Contemplation
b. Precontemplation
c. Maintenance
d. Engagement
C
Maintenance is the ability for sustained change over time. This stage begins 6 months after action has started and continues indefinitely. It is important to avoid relapse. "I have a problem with drinking, and I really think I need to work on it" is an example of the
contemplation stage. "There is nothing that I really need to change" is an example of the precontemplation stage. There is no such stage as engagement.
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