Providing ongoing care to the pregnant teenager is considered
1. Primary prevention
2. Secondary prevention
3. Tertiary prevention
4. Health promotion
ANS: 3
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A group that lobbies at the state and federal level for advancement of nursing's role, economic interest, and health care is the:
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