The community health nurse has many opportunities to prevent child abuse. List potential ...

Primary prevention
-   Educate children to facilitate friendships, develop social and emotional skills, and learn about healthy relationships
-   Educate parents on skills and links to services
-   Conduct community home visits, looking for risk factors and building on strengths
Secondary prevention
-   Participate in any surveillance initiatives for adverse childhood experiences
-   Report suspected child abuse to authorities, carefully document physical and behavioural findings, link with key resources, and maintain an attitude of objectivity
Tertiary prevention
-   Link parents and children with support resources in the community
-   Determine and ensure the immediate safety of the child and nurse (page 498)