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madam-professor

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A nurse is providing ongoing care to a pregnant teenager. Which of the following levels of pre-vention is being used?
 
  a. Primary prevention
  b. Secondary prevention
  c. Tertiary prevention
  d. Health promotion

Question 2

The nurse is caring for children when they need health care. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
 
  a. Primary prevention
  b. Secondary prevention
  c. Tertiary prevention
  d. Health promotion


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memslove

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Tertiary prevention is the continued care of children who need long-term health care services, along with education within the community. Ongoing care to a pregnant teenager is part of ter-tiary prevention. Secondary prevention includes the screening of children for various illnesses, monitoring their growth and development, and caring for them when they are ill or injured. Pri-mary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, in-jury, or disability.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Secondary prevention includes the screening of children for various illnesses, monitoring their growth and development, and caring for them when they are ill or injured. Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability. Tertiary prevention is the continued care of children who need long-term health care services, along with education within the community.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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