A school nurse is conducting vision and hearing testing on fifth-grade children. Which level of prevention is the nurse demonstrating?

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Secondary prevention focuses on screening and early diagnosis of disease. Vision and hearing testing are screening tests to detect problems. Primary prevention focuses on health promotion and prevention of disease or injury. Tertiary prevention focuses on optimizing function for children with a disability or chronic disease. Health promotion is focused on preventing disease or illness.

A School Nurse Is Conducting Vision and Hearing Testing on Fifth-Grade