After teaching a group of students about leading health risks, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as the leading health risk?
A) Unsafe sex
B) High blood pressure
C) Underweight
D) Tobacco consumption
C
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The nurse is setting up a teaching session with
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