Foundations of Nursing in the Community 4th Edition by Marcia Stanhope,Jeanette Lancaster

Exercise 4

An infection preventionist (IP) at a local hospital contacted the nurse epidemiologist at the local health department to report that the hospital had received three laboratory reports of Acinetobacter baumannii infection from inmates at the local jail. The IP states that the jail typically sends all of their laboratory specimens to them for processing. The IP stated that the specimens were obtained from wounds and collected within a 2-month period.
She decides to educate all staff about the organism, including how it is transmitted and prevention strategies. This level of prevention is
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary