The community health nurse is lobbying to increase the accessibility to health care services for mentally ill homeless clients in the community? Which level of prevention is the nurse operating within?

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This activity would be classified as a secondary prevention measure that aims to reduce the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred. Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it ever occurs. Tertiary aims to soften the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects. Health promotion measures fall under primary prevention.

The Community Health Nurse Is Lobbying to Increase the Accessibility