A nurse is implementing tertiary prevention strategies as part of the quality management process.Which of the following best describes a strategy the nurse would have used?
A) All new employees complete a program on fire safety that details what to do in the event of a fire.
B) At the yearly employee picnic, teams compete in putting out trash can fires and in racing while carrying mock victims, using safe evacuation techniques.
C) After evaluation of response to an actual fire, new procedures implemented in the fire response protocol are distributed to employees.
D) Mock fire drills are carried out twice a year to assess response and readiness in the event of a real fire.

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Tertiary prevention involves activities that are carried out when evaluation indicates needed improvement.Thus,examining a response to an actual fire (it has already occurred)is an example of tertiary prevention.A program on fire safety is an example of primary prevention.The employee picnic activity and mock fire drills provide for evaluation of competency (screening)and are thus secondary prevention.

A Nurse Is Implementing Tertiary Prevention Strategies as Part of the Quality