A client presents to the clinic with a swollen arm lesion that contains old blood and a sunken-in center. Which question by the nurse yields the most useful information?
a. "Have you traveled out of the country re-cently?"
b. "What do you do for a living or for hob-bies?"
c. "Do you hike or engage in outdoor activi-ties?"
d. "Are you exposed to places where spiders might be?"
B
This lesion has the manifestations of cutaneous anthrax. People at risk for anthrax are farm workers, veterinarians, and people exposed to tanning (of hides) or working with wool. The other questions will not give good information about possible exposure to this disease.
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