A nurse advises a client who has HIV not to donate blood, plasma, or organs. Which of the fol-lowing levels of prevention is being used?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health promotion
ANS: C
Tertiary prevention includes those interventions aimed at disability limitations and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability. Primary prevention focuses on prevention on disease before it occurs. Secondary prevention aims for early detection and screening. Health promotion is not a level of prevention.
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