A nurse is implementing a primary prevention strategy to address abuse in the community. Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely taking?
a. Encouraging others to interfere when they see children hit or hurt in a public place
b. Referring caregivers to community respite centers if abuse is beginning to occur
c. Lobbying for passage of legislation to outlaw physical punishment in schools
d. Screening each pregnant woman privately for intimate partner abuse
ANS: C
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