A Nurse Is Working with a Community Center That Primarily

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with a community center that primarily serves a nearby Native American tribe. The nurse knows that many of the tribe members suffer from type 2 diabetes. Which of the following interventions is an example of a tertiary prevention?

• A)Teaching school-aged children healthy exercise.
• B)Conducting a blood glucose screening for program for the adults in the community.
• C)Actively encouraging patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes to have foot, eye, and hemoglobin A1C screening tests every 3 months.
• D)Publishing a culturally grounded guide about preventing diabetes using input from the tribal leaders and distributing it to all persons who come to the clinic.

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