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    Wgu rn hesi 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

    Pack years= number of packs per day x number of years smoked Packs per day: 3 Years smoked: 20 Pack-years = (Packs per day) x (Years smoked) = 3 x 20 = 60

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