The nurse is aware that which of the following is responsible for more deaths in the United States than all of the others combined?
1. HIV and AIDS
2. Cigarette smoking
3. Automobile crashes
4. Drug abuse
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Rationale 1: HIV and AIDS are not responsible for the most deaths in the United States.
Rationale 2: Cigarette smoking is responsible for more deaths in the United States than death from HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, homicide, suicide, automobile crashes, and fire combined.
Rationale 3: Automobile crashes are not responsible for the most deaths in the United States.
Rationale 4: Drug abuse is not responsible for the most deaths in the United States.
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