A patient states,"I will avoid social situations where people are drinking alcohol so I am not tempted to start drinking again." The nurse assesses the patient to be in which stage of change?
A) Contemplation
B) Precontemplation
C) Maintenance
D) Engagement

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Maintenance is the ability for sustained change over time.This stage begins 6 months after action has started and continues indefinitely.It is important to avoid relapse."I have a problem with drinking,and I really think I need to work on it" is an example of the
contemplation stage."There is nothing that I really need to change" is an example of the precontemplation stage.There is no such stage as engagement.

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