According to the transtheoretical model, an individual who has already made small changes and is ready to take action in the next month is at which stage?

In order to justify the budget request for a new health promotion program, the student health center nurse must first determine the cost of the program.

This will provide a basis for the budget request and allow the nurse to explain why the requested funds are necessary.

Choice A is not the correct answer because determining what activities were implemented is not the most important step in justifying a budget request.

Choice B is not the correct answer because justifying conclusions is not the most important step in justifying a budget request.

Choice C is not the correct answer because identifying the most important outcomes is not the most important step in justifying a budget request.

The Health Belief Model is a tool that scientists use to try to predict health behaviors.

It posits that messages will achieve optimal behavior change if they successfully target perceived barriers, benefits, self-efficacy, and threats.

The model is based on the theory that a person’s willingness to change their health behaviors primarily comes from their health perceptions.

Choice A, there is no way to predict who perceives they are susceptible to a disease.

Choice B, perceived susceptibility is powerful in explaining preventive behaviors.

Choice D, individuals do not learn through observing others are not major assumptions of the Health Belief Model.