Traditionally, nurses have been involved with tertiary prevention with their cancer patients. However, emphasis is also placed on both primary and secondary prevention. What would be an example of primary prevention?
A) Yearly Papanicolaou tests
B) Testicular self-examination
C) Teaching patients to wear sunscreen
D) Screening mammogram
Ans: C
Feedback: Primary prevention is concerned with reducing the risks of cancer in healthy people through practices such as use of sunscreen. Secondary prevention involves detection and screening to achieve early diagnosis, as demonstrated by Papanicolaou tests, mammograms, and testicular exams.
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