The nursing student reads the textbook in preparation for a class meeting about primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention related to families in crisis. The student determines which one of the following statements as most accurate regarding the levels of prevention?
A) Often people in crisis are temporarily helpless and unable to cope on their own but are receptive to outside influence.
B) Secondary prevention interventions include taking action to prevent the unwanted event from occurring.
C) Tertiary prevention focuses on moving past the crisis and returning to the precrisis state.
D) Primary prevention is the least effective level of intervention in terms of promoting client's health and containing costs.
Ans: A
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