A 54-year-old patient reports that she smokes a pack and a half of cigarettes daily and has been smoking since she was 16 years old. The nurse would record a smoking history of ______ pack-years

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


57
Rationale : This patient has been smoking for 38 years (54-16). 38 × 1.5 = 57 pack-years.

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Change the following percentage to a fraction. Reduce to lowest terms

37.5% = _____

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A client with an open wound was splashed with contaminated body fluid. The diseases the client is most at risk for developing include:

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