A nurse implements a tertiary prevention intervention related to mental health care. Which of the following interventions has most likely been implemented?
a. Screening for anxiety
b. Depression education
c. Counseling following a natural disaster
d. Coordination transition from the hospital to the community
ANS: D
Tertiary prevention efforts attempt to restore and enhance functioning, thus coordination of tran-sition from the hospital to the community is tertiary prevention. Screening and counseling are secondary prevention activities, and depression education is a primary prevention activity.
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