A nurse is implementing a primary prevention activity to decrease the incidence of communicable disease.Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely taking?
A) Identifying and treating clients in a sexually transmitted disease clinic
B) Partnering with schoolteachers to teach and observe hand washing techniques in elementary school children
C) Providing case management services that link clients with communicable diseases to health care and community support services
D) Performing directly observed therapy (DOT) for clients with active tuberculosis

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An example of primary prevention is to educate daycare centers,schools,and the general community about the importance of hand hygiene to prevent transmission of communicable diseases.The goal of primary prevention is to prevent the disease from occurring.Identifying and treating clients is part of secondary prevention,as screening is being completed to determine at the earliest stage possible who has the disease.Providing case maangement services for those with communicable disease and performing DOT therapy with clients are both examples of tertiary prevention as the populations that the nurse is working with both already have the disease.Through tertiary prevention,the nurse is working to restore their health to the highest level possible.

A Nurse Is Implementing a Primary Prevention Activity to Decrease