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leo leo · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is planning interventions for the clients of a homeless shelter. Which of the activities represents a primary level intervention regarding sexually transmitted diseases?

1. HIV screening for all residents
2. Sex education for teenage residents
3. Treatment for residents diagnosed with AIDS
4. Gynecological referrals for female residences

Question 2

One of the overall goals of Healthy People 2010 is to:

1. Increase life expectancy
2. Decrease health care costs
3. Promote managed care organizations
4. Establish the credentials of service providers

thall411 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Primary level interventions are directed a preventing the disease. Educational programming is generally considered a primary intervention. Screening a disease is generally considered a sec-ondary level intervention. Treatment of the disease is generally considered a tertiary level inter-vention. Referrals are generally considered a secondary intervention.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
The overall goals of Healthy People 2010 are to increase the life expectancy and quality of life and to eliminate health disparities. The initiative of Healthy People 2010 is to improve the deliv-ery of health care services to the general public. The overall goal did not focus on reducing health care costs. Although managed care organizations may increase in number, this was not a goal of the Healthy People 2010 initiative. Establishing the credentials of care providers was not a goal of Healthy People 2010.