An occupational health nurse has conducted a walk-through assessment and has identified po-tential hazards in the workplace. The nurse recognizes that it will be easiest to modify exposure to which hazard?

a. Bacteria
b. Aerosols
c. Noise
d. Burnout


ANS: C
Controlling physical agents, such as noise, can usually be accomplished through engineering strategies and personal protective equipment. It is much harder to change biological agents (bac-teria), chemical agents (aerosols), and psychosocial agents (burnout).

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