When using an environmental perspective, which of the following would

When using an environmental perspective, which of the following would be the most important question for a nurse to ask when assessing potential health problems?

a. “Can you tell me how you have been feeling?”
b. “Can you tell me what you do at work?”
c. “What brings you here today?”
d. “What problems have you been having?”

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ANS: B
Because 25% of worldwide preventable illnesses are caused by poor environmental quality, nurses need to ask critical questions about their clients’ work and home environments to help discern the contributions of specific hazards to their health. This can be accomplished by an environmental health history. The other responses do not address a question that would be addressed during an environmental health history.