The nurse is creating a screening form to determine which patients are at heightened risk for laryngeal cancer. Which professions does the nurse include? Select all that apply.

Bartender, Carpenter, Waiter/Waitress , Intensive care unit nurse. Inhalation of wood dust and other chemicals increases the risk of the carpenter for developing laryngeal cancer. Occupational exposure to cigarette smoke and alcohol increases the risk of bartender and waiter/waitress. The intensive care unit nurse is regularly exposed to radiation through bedside radiographs, which increases the risk of developing laryngeal cancer. The high school teacher has a low occupational exposure to factors that increase the risk of laryngeal cancer.

The nurse is creating a screening form to determine which patient...

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