A nurse is implementing a secondary prevention intervention. Which of the following is most likely being completed?
a. Developing policies and procedures for referral programs
b. Designing protocols for lead screening
c. Serving as a chair to organize a smallpox vaccination program
d. Monitoring implementation of perfor-mance-improvement activities
ANS: B
Screening is performed at the secondary level of prevention. Developing policies and procedures for referral programs is at the primary level of prevention. Serving as a chair to organize a small-pox vaccination program and monitoring implementation of performance-improvement activities are at the tertiary level of prevention.
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