A nurse promotes the use of universal precautions by all health care workers. Which of the fol-lowing best describes the action that was taken by the nurse?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health care-associated infection
ANS: A
Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability. Secondary prevention seeks to prevent the spread of infection and/or disease once it occurs. Tertiary prevention reduces complications through treatment and rehabilitation. Health care-associated infections are prevented through the use of good hand washing.
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