A nurse is implementing a primary prevention activity to decrease the incidence of communicable disease. Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely taking?
a. Identifying and treating clients in a sexually transmitted disease clinic
b. Partnering with schoolteachers to teach and observe hand washing techniques in elementary school children
c. Providing case management services that link clients with communicable diseases to health care and community support services
d. Performing directly observed therapy (DOT) for clients with active tuberculosis
ANS: B
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