The nurse working in an acute care setting provides what level of health prevention most often?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Assessment
C
Patients who are admitted to the hospital are usually admitted for tertiary prevention, which focuses on stopping the disease from progressing and helping to return the individual to pre-illness health. This is the type of care most often provided. Although the nurse delivers some primary health prevention when, for example, teaching patients about activity and healthy eating, this is not the type of care provided most often. Although the nurse delivers some secondary care, screening patients for disease and educating for detection of complications or problems in the early stages, this is not the level of care provided most often. Assessment is not a "type" of prevention, so does not fit this scenario.
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