Practice Question
A community health nurse is providing teaching to a client about primary prevention methods for sexually transmitted infections. The nurse should identify that the teaching reflects which of the following stages of the natural history of the disease model?
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Correct Answer:
Stage of susceptibility
Rationale:
🔸 The stage of susceptibility is the first phase in the natural history of disease model and occurs before any pathological changes or clinical signs develop.
🔸 During this stage, the individual is vulnerable to acquiring an infection or disease, but has not yet been exposed or infected.
🔸 Primary prevention, such as teaching about safe sex practices, STI education, and condom use, is targeted during this stage to prevent exposure to risk factors.
🔸 The community health nurse’s teaching focuses on reducing susceptibility and preventing the disease from occurring in the first place, which directly corresponds to this stage.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Community Health
- Answer Choices: 4