An occupational health nurse periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees who work around hazardous gases.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?

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Secondary prevention involves health surveillance and periodic screening to identify an illness at the earliest possible moment in its course and elimination or modification of the hazard-producing situation.Primary prevention would occur to prevent the injury from occuring,such as teaching the employees about how to protect themselves from exposure to hazardous gases .Tertiary prevention strategies would follow treatment to prevent recurrence and to prevent more serious problems related to the exposure to the hazardous gas.

An Occupational Health Nurse Periodically Conducts Spirometry Testing of Employees