As part of a community class, student nurses are developing a class to teach expectant parents the importance of having their child properly secured in a child safety seat
During the class, the students are going to have a safety officer examine the car seats that the parents have installed in their vehicles. This is an example of which type of prevention?
A)
Primary prevention
B)
Secondary prevention
C)
Tertiary prevention
D)
Prognosis enhancement
Ans:
A
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Primary prevention is directed at keeping disease from occurring by removing risk factors. Some primary prevention is mandated by law, like child safety seats. Secondary prevention focuses on screening and early disease identification, whereas tertiary prevention is directed at interventions to prevent complications of a disease.
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