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Appendix G: Taking an Exposure History
Appendix G: Taking an Exposure History
Pages 263-270
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Both forms enable nurses and other health professionals to assess individual risk and the need for prevention, to diagnose and treat occupational and environmental illnesses, and to develop a sensitivity to the environmental conditions in a community that may contribute to ill health. Taking an exposure history also provides an opportunity for nurses to enhance their relationship with patients by learning more about an individual's workplace, home, and community environments.
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4. Please describe any health problems or injuries that you have experienced in connection with your present or past jobs: 5.
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_silica powder _vinyl chloride _benzene _chromates _isocyanates _PBBs _solvents _welding fumes _beryllium _coal dust _ketones _PCBs _styrenc _x-rays _cadmium _cold (severe) _lead _perchloroethylene _talc 9.
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air conditioner electric stove _air purifier fireplace 2. In approximately what year was your home built?
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If yes, explain. Key Occupational and Environmental Health Questions to be asked with all histories What are your current and past, longest held jobs?
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Alkalis Ammonia Arsenic Asbestos Benzene Beryllium Cadmium Carbon tetrachloride Chlorinated naphathalenes Chloroform Chloroprene Chromates Coal dust Cold (severe) Dichlorobenzene Ethylene dibromide Ethylene dichloride Fiberglass Halothane Heat (severe)
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If so, describe: 3. Do you live in the immediate vicinity of a refinery, smelter, factory, battery recycling plant, hazardous waste site, or other potential pollution source?
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