The community health nurse evaluates his or her own past personal habit of smoking as he or she prepares to talk to a group of people about the importance of smoking cessation. The nurse recalls that he or she had several unsuccessful attempts before quitting 1 year ago today. The nurse decides to share this information with the group and tells them that all the attempts he or she had made before stopping smoking were necessary steps for his or her eventual success. Which principle of change was the nurse enacting?

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The principle of self-understanding relates to the change agent (the community health nurse should be able to clearly define his or her role and learn how others define it). The principle of flexibility is the ability of the change agent to adapt to unexpected events and make the most of them. The principle of interdependence is that a change in one part of a system affects other parts and a change in one system may affect other systems. The principle of proper timing relates to the knowledge that even the right change may not occur if the timing is not right.

The Community Health Nurse Evaluates His or Her Own Past