Which activity is an example of a nursing intervention with a population aggregate at the primary level of prevention?
a. preparing and presenting a class on relaxation techniques to mental health workers
b. taking a field trip to the grocery store to practice shopping skills with ill clients
c. screening a group of clients for hypertension at the community mental health center
d. presenting medication information to a group of clients with long-term mental illness
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An example of primary prevention would be preparing and presenting a class on relaxation techniques to mental health workers. Primary prevention focuses on education. Primary prevention activities refer to activities aimed at reducing the incidence of a mental disorder within a population. The emphasis lies in targeting population groups at risk of developing the mental disorder or environmental factors that may contribute to it. Screening for a particular disease such as hypertension is an example of secondary prevention. The other two options are examples of tertiary prevention because they focus on rehabilitation and restoration.
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