A PHN Has a Patient with Multiple Medical Issues That

question 11

Multiple Choice

A PHN has a patient with multiple medical issues that have developed over time. The nurse suspects that the issues are due to working in a chemical plant. The plant was monitored carefully, but a direct cause of his illness will be difficult to prove because:

• A)Safety records of the plant do not pertain to the health records of the patient.
• B)The patient has medical problems that could be caused by lifestyle decisions rather than from working in the plant.
• C)Toxic substances often have thresholds below which exposures do not present human health risks but above which can prove to have adverse or fatal consequences.
• D)Some toxic substances are difficult to trace in medical tests.

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