A client has had a severe brain injury and has been in a rehabilitation hospital for several months.Recently,the client developed pneumonia and is currently on intravenous antibiotic therapy.Which level of prevention should the nurse use to address the health problem of pneumonia?

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Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment of a disease to prevent further complications. In this case, the client already has pneumonia, so the appropriate level of prevention would be to provide prompt treatment with intravenous antibiotics to prevent further complications. Primary prevention aims to prevent the disease from occurring in the first place, and tertiary prevention aims to prevent complications and reduce disability or death once a disease has already occurred. Acute is not a level of prevention but rather refers to the severity and short duration of an illness or injury.

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