After teaching a group of students about the different levels of prevention, the instructor determines a need for additional teaching when the students identify which of the following as an activity at the tertiary prevention level in community-based
health care? A) Teaching women to take folic acid supplements to prevent neural tube defects
B) Working with women who are victims of domestic violence
C) Working with clients at an HIV clinic to provide nutritional and CAM therapies
D) Teaching hypertensive clients to monitor blood pressure
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Primary prevention involves preventing a disease or condition before it occurs, such as teaching women about the importance of taking folic acid supplements to prevent neural tube defects. Secondary prevention is the early detection of disease or conditions. Working with women who are victims of domestic violence, clients at an HIV clinic, or hypertensive clients are all examples of tertiary prevention, which is designed to reduce or limit the progression of a permanent, irreversible disease or disability.
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