Author Question: A nurse is providing secondary prevention when working with the homeless. Which of the fol-lowing ... (Read 80 times)

cnetterville · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse is providing secondary prevention when working with the homeless. Which of the fol-lowing best describes what is being implemented?

a. Employer incentives
b. Safe sex education
c. Comprehensive case management
d. Soup kitchens

Question 2

A nurse is providing primary prevention when working with the homeless. Which of the follow-ing best describes what is being implemented?

a. Providing emergency housing aid
b. Creating drug and alcohol treatment op-tions
c. Offering effective job training programs
d. Evaluating comprehensive case manage-ment programs

Dominic · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Secondary preventive services target persons on the verge of homelessness as well as those who are newly homeless. An example of secondary prevention is a soup kitchen. Employer incentives and safe sex education are primary prevention strategies; comprehensive case management is a tertiary prevention strategy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Offering effective job training programs is an example of primary preventionattemptin g to prevent the problem before it occurs. Emergency housing is secondary prevention. Drug and al-cohol treatment and comprehensive case management are tertiary preventions.