Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 794 of 2368
Which health teaching topic is an example of tertiary prevention?
- Teaching the use of seat belts
- Promoting routine screening mammograms
- Teaching how to perform colostomy care at home
- Teaching about childhood immunizations
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Correct answer: Teaching how to perform colostomy care at home
Tertiary prevention helps clients adapt to altered health and function, such as home colostomy care. The other topics aim to prevent or detect illness.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Teaching & Learning: Health Teaching Topics. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026