A nurse is providing tertiary prevention. Which of the following interventions should be includ-ed?
a. Education
b. Prevention
c. Referral
d. Detection
ANS: C
Tertiary prevention refers to interventions aimed at treatment and rehabilitation. Nurses should know about available community resources for abuse victims and perpetrators. Education and prevention primarily deal with primary prevention strategies. Detection is part of secondary pre-vention.
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