A smoker has confided to the nurse that he or she feels like a failure because he or she began smoking again after not having had a cigarette for more than a week.What is the nurse's best response?

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Relapse often feels like a failure,but the person needs to view it as a learning process.Discussing possible triggers will allow learning to take place.What he or she learns from relapse can be applied to the next attempt to change.Saying that smoking is the number one cause of death and insurance premiums will increase do not allow for learning to take place.Saying that your mother died last year of lung cancer does not focus on patient learning,but rather focuses on the nurse,which is inappropriate.

A Smoker Has Confided to the Nurse That He or She