Which of the following interventions by the nurse is most likely to have a positive influence on the client's adoption of a new healthy behavior?
A) Providing feedback about what the client is doing incorrectly
B) Providing feedback about what the client is doing correctly
C) Not providing feedback
D) Not providing role modeling of the desired change
Ans: B
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