Free NCLEX RN Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance Nursing Practice Question
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client. The client states that she has been smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years. The nurse would chart how many pack years for this client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pack years = packs per day X years smoked = 2 X 20 = 40 pack years.