A psychiatric–mental health nurse is participating in a health promotion campaign with the expressed goal of reducing the incidence of new psychiatric disorders and disabilities in the community. This activity represents what level of prevention?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Interventional
Ans: A
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The aims of primary prevention are to stop mental disorders from ever occurring and to reduce identified cases of psychiatric disorders and disabilities within a population.
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