Which of the following is the best example of a risk reduction program?
a. At the senior citizens center, the nurse set up an exercise program for persons in wheelchairs.
b. The nurse appeared on the local public access television channel each Sunday afternoon to discuss good parenting skills.
c. The nurse worked with the local health maintenance organization (HMO) to make infant car seats available without charge to all first-time pregnant mothers.
d. The nurse wrote a weekly local newspaper column on healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as the importance of exercise.
ANS: C
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