When the Community Health Nurse Is Examining Barriers to Successful

Multiple Choice

When the community health nurse is examining barriers to successful behavioral change, the nurse identifies that there are no laws in the community that prohibit smoking in public areas, which leads to increased smoking and increased risks to health related to secondhand smoke. The nurse believes that a possible solution is to advocate for a citywide ban on smoking in public locations. Which type of factor is affecting the behavior in the community?

A) Enabling factors
B) Predisposing factors
C) Reinforcing factors
D) Unrelated factors