The nurse performs the admission history for a 70-year-old client with newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which statements made by the client does the nurse recognize as the most significant contributing factors to the development of COPD?
a. "I have been drinking alcohol almost daily since age 20."
b. "I have been overweight for as long as I can remember."
c. "I have smoked about a pack of cigarettes a day since I was 16 years old but quit last year."
d. "I know I eat too much fast food."
e. "I was a car mechanic for about 40 years and had my own garage."
Ans:
c. "I have smoked about a pack of cigarettes a day since I was 16 years old but quit last year."
e. "I was a car mechanic for about 40 years and had my own garage."
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