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Title: A young-adult client visits the medical unit with his father for his scheduled checkup. The ... Post by: albert123445 on Jan 18, 2018 A young-adult client visits the medical unit with his father for his scheduled checkup. The client's father has been recently diagnosed with hypertension.
The nurse suggests that the client gets his blood pressure regularly checked to avoid possible problems. What level of prevention is the nurse following in this case? A) Primary level B) Secondary level C) General guidance level D) Tertiary level Title: A young-adult client visits the medical unit with his father for his scheduled checkup. The ... Post by: coolkid134 on Jan 18, 2018 B
Feedback: The nurse is following secondary prevention, which includes screening for risk factors and providing a means for early diagnosis of disease. An example is regularly measuring the blood pressure of a client with a family history of hypertension. Primary prevention involves eliminating the potential for illness before it occurs. Tertiary prevention minimizes the consequences of a disorder through aggressive rehabilitation or appropriate management of the disease. Note that there is no general guidance level of prevention. |