A nurse working in an ambulatory care setting would provide secondary prevention activities such as
a. carrying out hypertension screening.
b. giving instructions after minor surgery.
c. providing cardiac rehabilitation.
d. teaching young adults the benefits of good nutrition.
A
Screening activities are secondary prevention. Teaching nutrition and giving instructions to pre-vent complications after minor surgery are both primary prevention. Cardiac rehabilitation is an example of tertiary prevention.
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