Health promotion is best described as:

Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it ever occurs by preventing exposures to hazards that cause disease or injury, altering unhealthy or unsafe behaviors that can lead to disease or injury, and increasing resistance to disease or injury should exposure occur.

Applying sunscreen prior to walking on the beach is an example of primary prevention because it helps prevent skin damage from sun exposure.

Choice A is incorrect because tertiary prevention aims to soften the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects.

Choice B is incorrect because secondary prevention aims to reduce the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred.

Choice D is incorrect because maximizing dietary intake is not related to the application of sunscreen.

A learning objective that measures a patient’s level of remembering the signs and symptoms of infection would use the verb “state” because it indicates that the patient is able to recall and verbally express the information.

Choice B is not the correct answer because “distinguish” implies that the patient is able to differentiate between two or more things, which is not the same as simply remembering information.

Choice C is not the correct answer because “develop” implies that the patient is creating something new, which is not relevant to remembering information.

Choice D is not the correct answer because “demonstrate” implies that the patient is able to show or prove something through their actions, which is not the same as simply remembering information.