A goal of community nursing is to provide primary prevention from disease. Which of the following nursing actions reflect this goal?
A) A nurse creates a pamphlet discussing heart-healthy foods and distributes it in the
neighborhood community center.
B) A nurse starts an intravenous line on a dehydrated baby who has been brought to the
emergency department.
C) A nurse performs range-of-motion exercises for a patient in traction.
D) A nurse repositions an elderly patient confined to a wheelchair to avoid the formation of
pressure ulcers.
Ans: A
Primary prevention involves the efforts to prevent disease from ever occurring.
Primary prevention can be aimed at stopping the cause of disease. Generalized efforts to
educate people regarding healthy diets are aimed at this type of primary prevention. Tertiary
prevention focuses on preventing long-term disability and restoring functional capacity, as
exemplified by repositioning an immobile patient, rehydrating a patient, or assisting with
exercises.
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