A nurse is implementing a tertiary prevention strategy related to pesticide exposure.
Which of the following activities would the nurse complete?

Choice A rationale

Avoiding legal complications aligns with primary prevention, but the nurse’s focus is reducing health risks associated with drug use, especially blood-borne diseases from shared needles.

Choice B rationale

Tertiary prevention minimizes harm like disease transmission. Providing sterilization education addresses risks from ongoing drug use, emphasizing reduction of complications rather than complete cessation.

Choice C rationale

Secondary prevention detects or prevents complications early. While sterilizing needles helps, the focus here is ongoing harm reduction rather than immediate risk identification or complication prevention.

Choice D rationale

Educating about safe injections promotes harm reduction but does not focus on primary prevention. Tertiary prevention is the appropriate classification for reducing ongoing drug use risks. .

Choice A rationale

Taking breaks is a form of self-care promoting stress relief but does not involve professional assessment or intervention aimed at limiting stress, thus not qualifying as secondary prevention.

Choice B rationale

Delegating activities to others can reduce workload but lacks systematic assessment or professional guidance to address stress, making it unsuitable as a secondary prevention measure.

Choice C rationale

Support groups provide emotional support and coping strategies, which are tertiary prevention approaches focused on managing existing stress rather than early detection or intervention.

Choice D rationale

Secondary prevention involves systematic assessment to detect issues early, including identifying caregiver stress levels and intervening promptly to mitigate potential negative impacts.