A nurse implements a primary prevention intervention related to mental health care. Which of the following interventions has most likely been implemented?
a. Group psychotherapy
b. Stress reduction education
c. Case management
d. Monitoring illness symptoms
ANS: B
Primary prevention refers to the reduction of health risks, thus stress reduction education is the correct response. Group psychotherapy and case management are secondary prevention strate-gies, and monitoring illness symptoms is a tertiary prevention strategy.
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