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Levels of Prevention
In this learning
activity , you will
practice identifying
levels of prevention for
various health promotions
activities .
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Levels of Prevention
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PRIMARY PREVENTION focuses on
generalized health promotion and
protection against specific health
problems. It precedes diseases
and is applied to generally healthy
individuals or groups.
Ex.
* Risk assessment for specific disease
* Health education about preventing illness
* Immunization against specific illness
Ex.
* Screening for specific illness such as
developmental disabilities, cancer, or hypertension
* Nursing interventions designed to prevent
complications such as administering medications
* Initiating dietary changes to promote elimination
Ex.
Referring a person whom has had a stroke to
rehabilitation
Teaching someone with diabetes how to identify and
prevent complications
provides vaccine to
clients at
immunization clinic.
Primary Secondary Tertia
Ter
ry
to a cardiac
rehabilitation
program following
coronary artery
bypass surgery.
Primary Secondary Ter
Tertia
ry
A nurse teaches
Breast Self
Examination to
participants at a
women’s health fair.
Primary Secondary Tertiar
Ter
y
offers monthly
cholesterol
screenings to the
public.
Primary Secondary Ter
Tertia
ry
health nurse
provides
information on risk
factors for suicide
to the local
Primary Secondary Ter
Tertia
Parent-Teacher ry
Association.
A nurse at a long-
A nurse clinician
teaches a group of
recently diagnosed
diabetic clients
how to recognize
hypoglycemic and
Primary Secondary Ter
Tertia
hyperglycemic ry
reactions.
nurse provides
blood pressure
screening at the
local bank.
Primary Secondary Ter
Tertia
ry
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