An activity a nurse engaged exclusively in community-based primary prevention would implement
is
a. substance abuse counseling.
b. teaching parenting skills.
c. medication follow-up.
d. depression screening.
ANS: B
Primary prevention activities are directed to healthy populations to provide information for
developing skills that will result in preventing mental illness. The other options are secondary
prevention activities.
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