Which nursing intervention implements secondary prevention?

Question

1. Immunizing clients against hepatitis
2. Instituting an OSHA safety program
3. Engaging the client in rehabilitation
4. Teaching insulin injection techniques

Answer 1

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4. Teaching insulin injection techniques is secondary prevention because the client has an existing health alteration necessitating self-injection and is at risk for complications from the health alteration. This intervention helps to decrease the risk for complications from the health alteration, diminish the severity of the disease, and re-store the client's baseline health status.
1 and 2. Immunizations and instituting a safety program are primary prevention be-cause they are direct, first-line preventive measure to prevent disease and accidents, respectively.
3. Activities related to rehabilitation are tertiary prevention.