The nurse is completing a patient's health history with regard to potential risk factors for lung disease. What interview question addresses the most significant risk factor for respiratory diseases?
A) "Have you ever been employed in a factory, smelter, or mill?"
B) "Does anyone in your family have any form of lung disease?"
C) "Do you currently smoke, or have you ever smoked?"
D) "Have you ever lived in an area that has high levels of air pollution?"
Ans: C
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Smoking the single most important contributor to lung disease, exceeds the significance of environmental, occupational, and genetic factors.
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