During a health fair at a public recreational park, the nurse providing cancer health information answers several questions for clients who use ultraviolet light tanning salons
Which piece of information is most important for the nurse to include? 1. Tanning from ultraviolet light is safer than sunshine.
2. Skin damage from ultraviolet light is more likely than from indirect sunlight.
3. Using sunscreen will prevent skin cancers, even in tanning beds.
4. Using tanning beds without clothing contaminates skin and leads to infections.
2. Skin damage from ultraviolet light is more likely than from indirect sunlight.
Rationale:
Ultraviolet light exposure greatly increases risk of skin cancer, both basal cell and melanoma types. While direct sunshine contains ultraviolet light, the amount is decreased in indirect light. The use of sunscreen can reduce the risk of cancer but not prevent it, especially in tanning beds where the ultraviolet light is intensified. That using tanning beds without clothing causes infection may or may not be true, depending on the disinfectant methods used.
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