The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class and is a believer in which health care model?

• A. Health Belief Model
• B. Health Promotion Model
• C. Basic Human Needs Model
• D. Holistic Health Model

Answer: (A)

The Health Belief Model explains how a person’s beliefs about risk and benefits drive whether they take action to change a health behavior. When planning a smoking cessation class, you’d design the session to address beliefs about personal susceptibility to smoking-related diseases, how serious those diseases are, and the perceived benefits of quitting. You’d also explore perceived barriers (like withdrawal symptoms or weight gain) and provide cues to action (reminders, quit plans) plus strategies to boost self-efficacy (stepwise goals, social support, easy access to resources). Because this approach centers on how belief-driven perceptions motivate behavior change, it best fits the goal of guiding someone to quit smoking.

The other models don’t focus as directly on how beliefs about threat and benefits influence action. The Health Promotion Model emphasizes broader motivation and contributing factors to engaged health behaviors, not specifically the threat-and-benefit perceptions that drive initial action. The Basic Human Needs Model centers on fulfilling fundamental needs, while the Holistic Health Model looks at integrating physical, emotional, social, and environmental aspects of health.