The Nurse Is Teaching a Client to Perform Testicular Self-Examination

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a client to perform testicular self-examination (TSE) . The nurse is aware that this procedure is an example of

• A) primary prevention.
• B) quaternary prevention.
• C) secondary prevention.
• D) tertiary prevention.

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Definitions:

Volunteer Bias

The phenomenon in research where volunteers may differ from the general population in significant ways, potentially leading to skewed results due to the self-selection of participants.

Conditioning

A method of changing behavior where an individual learns to link a new behavior with a stimulus that was previously not related to it.

Research

The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Cognitive Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes mental processes such as perception, memory, thought, and problem solving, and how they may influence behavior.