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    Hesi rn health assessment proctored exam
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    The nurse is doing a health assessment of a client who smoked three packs of cigarettes every day for the last twenty years before quitting two years ago. How should the nurse document the client's pack-years? (Enter the numerical value only.)

    pack-years

    Explanation & Rationale

    To calculate pack-years, multiply the number of packs smoked per day by the number of years the client smoked. In this case, 3 packs per day for 20 years equals 60 pack-years.

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