A nurse has a nursing position in a summer camp for underprivileged adolescents from a high crime neighborhood in the city. This nursing position is an example of:
a. primary prevention
b. secondary prevention
c. tertiary prevention
d. not an example of prevention
A
Working at a summer camp for underprivileged adolescents in a high crime area is an example of primary prevention. Primary prevention seeks to reduce the incidences of a mental disorder within a given population. In this instance, the nursing, through the summer camp, is attempting to reduce the instance of criminal activity among adolescents, and resulting mental illnesses, before the young people are incarcerated.
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