A nurse is completing the first phase of a risk assessment. Which of the following questions would the nurse most likely try to answer?
a. Has the chemical been released into the environment?
b. How much and by which route of entry can the chemical enter the body?
c. Is the chemical known to be associated with a negative health effect?
d. What is the prediction for potential harm?
ANS: C
The first phase is determining if a chemical is known to be associated with negative health effects (in animals or humans): Is the chemical known to be associated with a negative health effect? The second step is determining if the chemical has been released into the environment: Has the chem-ical been released into the environment? The third step is estimating how much and by which route of entry the chemical might enter the human body: How much and by which route of entry can the chemical enter the body? The final step takes into account the previous steps: What is the prediction for potential harm?
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