A nurse whose primary focus is tertiary prevention of mental disorders would focus on:
a. providing prompt treatment of an individual's mental disorder.
b. identifying social supports to prevent the need for hospitalization.
c. funding rehabilitative activities to reduce the disability associated with mental disorders.
d. forming a preretirement counseling program staffed by professional mental health nurses.
C
The nurse's work in tertiary prevention involves rehabilitative efforts.
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