A patient admitted with chest pain who is a one pack-a-day smoker tells the nurse, "I am just not ready to quit smoking yet." The most appropriate response by the nurse is

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Pender and Pender discuss the relationship of situational influences with regard to health promotion. The nurse's role is to assist the patient in identifying motivators to quitting. In addition, the nurse may also ask the patient about roadblocks to quitting. The responses about this being a good time to quit and naming smoking as the cause of the chest pain express judgmental feelings by the nurse and are not likely to motivate the patient. Suggesting the use of medication would be appropriate for the patient only if the patient expressed a desire to quit smoking.

A Patient Admitted with Chest Pain Who Is a One