Question

19. The nurse is presenting a session on healthy living to seniors at the public
library in order to decrease their risk of chronic disease. This is known as
a. primary prevention
b. secondary prevention
c. tertiary prevention

20. The nurse is working with victims of violent crime to help them to cope
with what happened to them. This is an example of
a. primary prevention
b. secondary prevention
c. tertiary prevention

Answer 1

19. The nurse is presenting a session on healthy living to seniors at the public library in order to decrease their risk of chronic disease. This is known as primary prevention.

Answer - a. primary prevention

Primary prevention normally deals with health promotion and specific protection. It aims to prevent disease before its occurrence by eliminating its causes.

In this case, the nurse is educating the seniors(those are at risk of getting a chronic disease due to increased age) regarding healthy living.

It means the seniors are more prone to getting the disease so the nurse is educating them on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle to avoid the risk.

20. The nurse is working with victims of violent crime to help them to cope with what happened to them. This is an example of tertiary prevention.

Answer - c. tertiary prevention

Tertiary prevention is used on the people who already have a disease. Here the goal is to reduce disability, delay complications, restore functions (if possible) and improve quality of life by providing rehabilitation therapies.