A nurse is working with a patient on an exercise regimen. Which outcome, as written by the nurse, is most likely to encourage compliance with a newly established exercise regimen? The patient will
a. increase exercise by 10% a week for 10 weeks.
b. participate in an exercise class three times weekly.
c. swim for 30 minutes a day five times a week.
d. walk for 10 minutes a day three times a week.
D
Setting a goal that the patient will walk for 10 minutes a day three times a week is realistic and achievable even for a patient who has been completely sedentary.
Good outcomes for health behavior change are realistic and measurable. It would be difficult for most people to determine what constitutes a 10% increase in their exercise each week.
People are more likely to remain compliant with a home-based exercise regimen than one that relies on group participation at a fitness center.
Setting an outcome that the patient will swim for 30 minutes a day, five times a week is not realistic for the beginning phase of an exercise regimen.
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