A client is using a primary prevention strategy to prevent infectious disease.Which of the following actions is the client most likely taking?

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Tetanus boosters given before exposure are a measure of primary prevention because exposure has not yet occurred.If given after exposure (i.e.,the client may be infected but disease has not developed),they are considered secondary prevention (similar to the textbook examples of immunoglobulin and rabies immunizations given after exposure).Immunoglobulin would be given if the client had not been previously immunized; however,this again is after exposure,so it is secondary prevention.Because the client has the condition,treatment is aimed at prevention of further injury.

A Client Is Using a Primary Prevention Strategy to Prevent