When assessing environmental health risks, a nurse can use more than one approach. The risks can be assessed by which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Asking legislators to provide a list of environmental pollutants in the area
2. Developing a list of exposures associated with urban, rural, or suburban settings
3. Assessing the risk by media such as air, water, soil, and food
4. Dividing the environment into functional locations: home, school, workplace, and community
2, 3, 4
Answers 2, 3, and 4 are ways a nurse can assess the environment.
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