At the primary level of prevention related to teen pregnancy, what can the community health nurse do?
a. Teach well-baby classes to new mothers.
b. Teach young people about sexual practices that will prevent untimely pregnancy.
c. Provide services for pregnancy detection.
d. Counsel a young couple about abortion and adoption.
B
Education often occurs at the primary level of prevention. The primary level of prevention fo-cuses on preventing a problem before it occurs.
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Compared to a nursing care plan, a clinical pathway (select all that apply)
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The mother of a young teen brings the child to the emergency department for treatment of cellulitis that occurred after the child picked scabs from healing pimples
The mother is scolding the child for eating too many oily foods that caused the cellulitis. The nurse plans teaching which of the following to this family? 1. Consumption of oily foods poses an increased risk for cellulitis. 2. Foods such as chocolate and potato chips do not cause pimples or cellulitis. 3. Antibiotics are the best way to prevent cellulitis. 4. Popping the pimples spreads the germs over the face.