A school nurse has developed a special class for pregnant teens to teach them everything from anticipated body changes to methods for managing common pregnancy-associated problems.The classes also allow the nurse to be in close frequent contact with the students to monitor their health status.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by the nurse?

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Many teenage girls who are pregnant attend school; therefore,the school nurse may provide ongoing care to the mother.Although this may appear to be secondary prevention,it is tertiary prevention because adolescent pregnancies are considered to be high risk.Primary prevention involves providing education before a problem or disease occurs.Secondary prevention addresses screening and early detection of the disease or problem.Because the teenager is already pregnant,the nurse is addressing how to assist the teen to achieve the highest level of functioning possible (tertiary prevention).

A School Nurse Has Developed a Special Class for Pregnant