A staff development program is used to teach nurses and other providers about how to reduce risk by properly documenting interventions provided. Which of the following levels of preven-tion is being used?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Quality care
ANS: A
Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability. In this case, prevention is aimed at reducing risk. Secondary prevention fo-cuses on early detection and screening. Tertiary prevention focuses on treatment and rehabilita-tion. Quality care refers to providing the best services possible and is not a level of prevention.
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