When a 49-year-old client tells the nurse he has smoked half a pack of unfiltered cigarettes a day since he was 19 years old, the nurse would record the pack-years as
A)15.
B)20.
C)25.
D)30

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The nurse should inquire about any history of smoking tobacco products, calculating the "pack-years," which helps to quantify the smoking history: years of smoking ÷ packs smoked per day = pack-years.

When a 49-Year-Old Client Tells the Nurse He Has Smoked