How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between environmental chemical exposures and their potential harm?
a. Extrapolation by toxicologists
b. Biomonitoring
c. Completing chemistry courses
d. Observing signs and symptoms in clients
ANS: D
Nurses have historically made discoveries related to chemical exposure when people presented with signs and symptoms related to known chemical toxicity. Extrapolation by toxicologists and biomonitoring are modern methods. Completing a chemistry course does not show how to iden-tify these possible relationships.
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