Free NCLEX RN Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance Nursing Practice Question
The community health is conducting a health screening clinic. The nurse interprets that which client participating in the screening is the highest priority client to provide instruction to lower the risk of developing respiratory disease?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The client who smokes and has exposure to cracked asbestos lining is at the highest risk for respiratory disease due to the combined effects of smoking and asbestos, both potent lung irritants. Smoking alone or other exposures (pesticides, woodworking) pose risks, but the dual exposure in option D is the most severe.