The community health nurse is preparing a program geared toward primary prevention of hypertension. When preparing the program, what activities will aid the nurse in meeting the goals of primary prevention?
1. Providing dietary counseling for clients with hypertension.
2. Offering free blood pressure screening to participants.
3. Having a contest for participants to win an automatic blood pressure cuff for home use.
4. Providing literature to discuss modifiable risk factors.
Correct Answer: 4
Primary prevention activities seek to reduce the incidence of disease. There are risk factors associated with hypertension. Change in modifiable risk factors may result in the reduction of disease incidence. The focus of secondary prevention is the reduction of risks and complications to the client who already has a disorder. Providing dietary counseling, blood pressure screenings, and contests for a free blood pressure cuff are examples of secondary prevention.
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